King James Version
What Does John 7:41 Mean?
“Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?”
Context
39
(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
40
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
41
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
42
Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
43
So there was a division among the people because of him.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(41) **Others said this is the Christ.**—The Messiah is distinguished from the Prophet in the words of the multitude there, as in the question of the legates of the Sanhedrin, John 1:20-21.
**Shall Christ come out of Galilee?**—The answer “No” is expected, and the tense is present—*Surely the Messiah cometh not out of Galilee?*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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Theological Significance
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