King James Version

John 7:43

So there was a division among the people because of him.

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σχίσμαschismaa divisionσχίσμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “a division”, the subject formG4978a rent, as in a garment; a division, dissention.This verse uses “division”.a divisionοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἐγένετοegenetoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.amongτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλῳochlōpeopleὄχλος (ochlos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “people”, the to- or for-formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.the peopleδι’dibecauseδιά (dia)preposition — “because”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.becauseαὐτόνautonof himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “of him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of him

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

A division, therefore, arose among the multitude because of him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So there arose a division in the multitude because of him.

Young’s Literal Translation

A division, therefore, arose among the multitude because of him.

World English Bible

So a division arose in the multitude because of him.

Darby Translation

There was a division therefore in the crowd on account of him.

Douay-Rheims

So there arose a dissension among the people because of him.

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