Some of the Pharisees then said, “The man who did this is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath day.” But other people said, “How could a man who is a sinner do such [miraculous] signs?” And the people were divided among themselves [over the issue].
And there was much whispering about Him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He is a good man,” [but] others said, “No [he is not], he is [just] deceiving the crowd.”
But the large crowd in the city [who heard them] became divided [over how to respond to it]; some sided with the [unbelieving] Jews and some with the apostles.