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

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

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

So there was a violent dissension among the people on His account.

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

So there was a sharp division among the people because of Jesus.

There was a division - Σχισμα, a schism; they were divided in sentiment, and separated into parties. This is the true notion of schism.

So there was a division among the people concerning him. Some, though they did not go so far as to believe him to be the Messiah, yet took him to be a prophet, and a very extraordinary one; others made no difficulty to assert him to be the Christ; and others objected to it on account of the country from whence he came, and so fulfilled the words of Christ, Luke 12:51.