John 7:40-52

⁴⁰On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”

⁴¹Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?

⁴²Doesn’ t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

⁴³So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.

⁴⁴Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.

⁴⁵Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’ t you bring Him in?”

⁴⁶“Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.

⁴⁷“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.

⁴⁸“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?

⁴⁹But this crowd that does not know the law, they are under a curse.”

⁵⁰Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,

⁵¹“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”

⁵²“Aren’ t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”