John 7:41 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁴¹ Others said, “He is the Christ.” But [still] others said, “What [do you mean]? The Christ will not come from Galilee, [will he?].

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴¹ Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴¹ Others said, This is the Christ (the Messiah, Anointed One)! But some said, What? Does the Christ come out of Galilee?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴¹ Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?

Common English Bible

⁴¹ Others said, “He’s the Christ.” But others said, “The Christ can’t come from Galilee, can he?

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴¹ Others were saying, "He is the Christ." Yet certain ones were saying: "Does the Christ come from Galilee?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴¹ Others said: This is the Christ. But some said: Doth the Christ come out of Galilee?

John 7:41 Cross References

John 1:41

The first thing Andrew did was to find his own brother Simon and say to him, “We have found the Messiah (which means Christ [i.e., God’s specially chosen one]).”

John 1:46

Nathaniel replied to him, “Can anything worthwhile come from Nazareth?” [Note: Nazareth had a bad reputation and Jewish writings made no prediction of a prophet coming from that area. See John 7:52]. Philip answered him, “Come and see.”

John 1:49

Nathaniel replied to Him, “Rabbi [i.e., Teacher], you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.”

John 4:25

[Then] the woman said to Jesus, “I know that Messiah is coming ([He is] the One who is called Christ). And when He does come, He will tell us everything.”

John 4:29

“Come [and] see a man who told me everything I ever did. Can this be the Christ?”

John 4:42

and they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not just because of what you said, but because we have heard [it] for ourselves and know that this is truly the Savior of the world.”

John 6:69

And we apostles have believed [in you] and know that you are God’s Holy One.”

John 7:27

However, we know where this man comes from, but when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from.”

John 7:31

But many people in the crowd believed in Him, saying, “When the Messiah does come, will he perform more [miraculous] signs than this man has done?”

John 7:52

They answered him, “Are you from Galilee, too? Search [the Scriptures], and you will see that no prophet will come from Galilee.” [Note: They were probably referring to “the prophet” predicted to come by Moses. Deut. 18:15].