So there was a division among the people because of him.
Parallel translations
- WEB So there arose a division in the multitude because of him.
- BSB So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.
- NKJV So there was a division among the people because of Him.
- NASB So a dissension occurred in the crowd because of Him.
- NLT So the crowd was divided about him.
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Quick answer
So a division arose among the crowd because of Jesus. He proved to be a point of decision that split the people.
Overview
John notes that Jesus' words and person created a sharp division, a recurring theme in his Gospel (9:16; 10:19). The light of Christ inevitably separates those who believe from those who reject Him. This division reflects the unavoidable response Jesus demands: He cannot be met with indifference.
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Cross-references · 7
- John 9:16Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
- John 10:19There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
- John 7:12And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
- Luke 12:51Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
- Acts 23:7–10And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
- Acts 14:4But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
- Matt 10:35For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
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