12 And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, “He is a good man,” ^vothers said, “No, he is leading the people astray.”

Division Among the People

40 When they heard these words, some of the people said, ^p“This really is ^qthe Prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, ^r“Is the Christ to come from Galilee?

9 Some said, “It is he.” ^jOthers said, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.”

16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not ^lfrom God, ^mfor he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a ⁿdivision among them.

20 Many of them said, “He ^fhas a demon, and is ^ginsane; why listen to him?” 21 ^hOthers said, “These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. Can a demon ⁱopen the eyes of the blind?”

29 ^eThe crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. ^fOthers said, ^g“An angel has spoken to him.”