John 7:43

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The people started taking sides against each other because of Jesus.

Cross References

Matthew 10:35

I came to turn sons against their fathers, daughters against their mothers, and daughters-in-law against their mothers-in-law.

Luke 12:51

Do you think that I came to bring peace to earth? No indeed! I came to make people choose sides.

John 10:19

The people took sides because of what Jesus had told them.

John 7:12

The crowds even got into an argument about him. Some were saying, “Jesus is a good man,” while others were saying, “He is lying to everyone.”

John 9:16

Some of the Pharisees said, “This man Jesus doesn't come from God. If he did, he would not break the law of the Sabbath.” Others asked, “How could someone who is a sinner perform such a miracle?” Since the Pharisees could not agree among themselves,

Acts 14:4

The people of Iconium did not know what to think. Some of them believed the Jewish group, and others believed the apostles.