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Soοὖνthere wasἐγένετοa divisionσχίσμαinἐνthe crowdτῷ ὄχλῳbecause ofδι’him.αὐτόν
John 7:43
Study it in the app“So there was a division in the crowd because of him.”
With the Greek beneath
John 7:43, word by word
- there wasἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- a divisionσχίσμαschisma
division
Opposing groups within a people.
Where else “schisma” appears- the crowdὄχλῳochlōi
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlōi” appears
The context
42Has not the Scripture said that the Messiah comes from the offspring of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”
43 · This verse (above)
44And some of them wanted to seize him, but no one laid hands on him.
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?