New American Bible, Revised Edition

John 7:41-45 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

41. Others said, “This is the Messiah.” But others said, “The Messiah will not come from Galilee, will he?

42. Does not scripture say that the Messiah will be of David’s family and come from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

43. So a division occurred in the crowd because of him.

44. Some of them even wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.

45. So the guards went to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why did you not bring him?”