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John 7:40-46 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

40. When the crowd heard Jesus say this, some of them said, “He must be the Prophet!”

41. Others said, “He is the Messiah!” Others even said, “Can the Messiah come from Galilee?

42. The Scriptures say that the Messiah will come from the family of King David. Doesn't this mean that he will be born in David's home town of Bethlehem?”

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

44. Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him.

45. When the temple police returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, they were asked, “Why didn't you bring Jesus here?”

46. They answered, “No one has ever spoken like that man!”

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