Joh 7:41 | RWP | e4.org | This is the Christ ( ουτος εστιν ο Χριστος ). These went further and dared to call Jesus the Messiah and not merely the prophet who might not be the Messiah. They said it openly. What ( γαρ ). These denied that Jesus was the Messiah and gave as their reason ( γαρ , for) the fact that he came from Galilee. The use of μη expects a negative answer.

‏ John 7:41

This is the Christ ( ουτος εστιν ο Χριστος ). These went further and dared to call Jesus the Messiah and not merely the prophet who might not be the Messiah. They said it openly.

What ( γαρ ). These denied that Jesus was the Messiah and gave as their reason ( γαρ, for) the fact that he came from Galilee. The use of μη expects a negative answer.