"The rulers were silenced; and many of the people exclaimed, “Is not this He, whom they seek to kill? But, lo, He speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?” DA 457.1"
"Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?"
EGW directly quotes John 7:25.
"Many among Christ's hearers who were dwellers at Jerusalem, and who were not ignorant of the plots of the rulers against Him, felt themselves drawn to Him by an irresistible power. The conviction pressed upon them that He was the Son of God. But Satan was ready to suggest doubt; and for this the way was prepared by their own erroneous ideas of the Messiah and His coming. It was generally believed that Christ would be born at Bethlehem, but that after a time He would disappear, and at His second appearance none would know whence He came. There were not a few who held that the Messiah would have no natural relationship to humanity. And because the popular conception of the glory of the Messiah was not met by Jesus of Nazareth, many gave heed to the suggestion, “Howbeit we know this Man whence He is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence He is.” DA 457.2"
"Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?"
Both passages discuss the people's misunderstanding of Christ's origins and the resulting doubt about his identity. The EGW passage expands on the specific beliefs and doubts mentioned in John 7:41.
"While they were thus wavering between doubt and faith, Jesus took up their thoughts and answered them: “Ye both know Me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of Myself, but He that sent Me is true, whom ye know not.” They claimed a knowledge of what the origin of Christ should be, but they were in utter ignorance of it. If they had lived in accordance with the will of God, they would have known His Son when He was manifested to them. DA 457.3"
"Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not."
The EGW passage directly quotes and elaborates on John 7:28, making the connection undeniable.
"The hearers could not but understand Christ's words. Clearly they were a repetition of the claim He had made in the presence of the Sanhedrin many months before, when He declared Himself the Son of God. As the rulers then tried to compass His death, so now they sought to take Him; but they were prevented by an unseen power, which put a limit to their rage, saying to them, Thus far shalt thou go, and no farther. DA 457.4"
"Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God."
Both passages describe the Jews' desire to kill Jesus because he claimed to be the Son of God. John 5:18 provides the basis for their anger, and the EGW passage describes a similar situation. The connection is a strong thematic parallel.
"And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?"
The EGW passage directly alludes to Job 38:11, using the same phrase 'Thus far shalt thou go, and no farther' to describe a limit placed on the rage of Christ's enemies. This is more than a thematic parallel; it's a direct borrowing of language.