John 7:41

Others said, “This is the Christ!” ¹  But still others said, “No, ²  for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he? ³ 

biblegateway Joh 7:41

Others said, "He is the Christ." Still others asked, "How can the Christ come from Galilee?

biblegateway Joh 7:41

Others were saying, "This is the Christ." Still others were saying, "Surely the Christ is not going to come from Galilee, is He?

biblegateway Joh 7:41

Others said, "He is the Messiah." Still others said, "But he can’t be! Will the Messiah come from Galilee?

biblegateway Joh 7:41

Others said, "He is the Messiah!" But others were saying, "The Messiah doesn't come from Galilee, does he?

SABDAweb Joh 7:41

Others said, This is the Christ. But others said, Not so; will the Christ come from Galilee?

bibleoremus Joh 7:41

Others said, "This is the Messiah." But some asked, "Surely the Messiah does not come from Galilee, does he?

biblegateway Joh 7:41

Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "Will the Christ come out of Galilee?

biblegateway Joh 7:41

Others said, “This is the Christ!” ¹  But still others said, “No, ²  for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he? ³ 

¹ tn Or “the Messiah” (Both Greek “Christ” and Hebrew and Aramaic “Messiah” mean “one who has been anointed”).

¹ sn See the note on Christ in 1:20.

² tn An initial negative reply (“No”) is suggested by the causal or explanatory γάρ (gar) which begins the clause.

³ tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “does he?”).