Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.” New Living Translation When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, “Surely this man is the Prophet we’ve been expecting.” English Standard Version When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.” Berean Standard Bible On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.” Berean Literal Bible Therefore having heard these words, some of the people were saying, "This is truly the Prophet." King James Bible Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. New King James Version Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is the Prophet.” New American Standard Bible Some of the people therefore, after they heard these words, were saying, “This truly is the Prophet.” NASB 1995 Some of the people therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This certainly is the Prophet.” NASB 1977 Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This certainly is the Prophet.” Legacy Standard Bible Some of the crowd therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This truly is the Prophet.” Amplified Bible Listening to these words, some of the people said, “This is certainly the Prophet!” Christian Standard Bible When some from the crowd heard these words, they said, “This truly is the Prophet.” Holman Christian Standard Bible When some from the crowd heard these words, they said, “This really is the Prophet!” American Standard Version Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet. Contemporary English Version When the crowd heard Jesus say this, some of them said, "He must be the Prophet!" English Revised Version Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet. GOD'S WORD® Translation After some of the crowd heard Jesus say these words, they said, "This man is certainly the prophet." Good News Translation Some of the people in the crowd heard him say this and said, "This man is really the Prophet!" International Standard Version When they heard these words, some in the crowd were saying, "This really is the Prophet," Majority Standard Bible On hearing these words, many of the people therefore said, “This is truly the Prophet.” NET Bible When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say, "This really is the Prophet!" New Heart English Bible Some of the crowd therefore, when they heard these words, said, "This is truly the Prophet." Webster's Bible Translation Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, In truth this is the Prophet. Weymouth New Testament After listening to these discourses, some of the crowd began to say, "This is beyond doubt the Prophet." World English Bible Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, “This is truly the prophet.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMany, therefore, out of the multitude, having heard the word, said, “This is truly the Prophet”; Berean Literal Bible Therefore having heard these words, some of the people were saying, "This is truly the Prophet." Young's Literal Translation Many, therefore out of the multitude, having heard the word, said, 'This is truly the Prophet;' Smith's Literal Translation Then many of the crowd, having heard the word, said, This is truly a prophet. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleOf that multitude therefore, when they had heard these words of his, some said: This is the prophet indeed. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, some from that crowd, when they had heard these words of his, were saying, “This one truly is the Prophet.” New American Bible Some in the crowd who heard these words said, “This is truly the Prophet.” New Revised Standard Version When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, “This is really the prophet.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMany of the people who heard his words were saying, This man truly is a prophet. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But many from the crowds who heard his words were saying, “This is truly The Prophet.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentTherefore, many of the multitude, when they had heard this word, said: This is, in truth, the prophet. Godbey New Testament Then those hearing these words from the multitude, were saying, This is truly the prophet; Haweis New Testament Many then of the multitude, when they heard this declaration, said, This man is certainly a prophet. Mace New Testament many of the people therefore, who heard this discourse, said, this man is certainly a prophet. Weymouth New Testament After listening to these discourses, some of the crowd began to say, "This is beyond doubt the Prophet." Worrell New Testament Some of the multitude, therefore, having heard these words, said, "Truly This is the Prophet;" Worsley New Testament Many of the people therefore, when they heard this discourse, said, This is in truth a prophet. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Division Regarding Jesus39He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. 40 On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.” 41Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?… Cross References Deuteronomy 18:15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him. John 1:21 “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.” John 1:25 asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” John 6:14 When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” Matthew 21:11 The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.” Luke 7:16 A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!” Acts 3:22 For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you. Acts 7:37 This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’ Matthew 16:14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” John 4:19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet. John 9:17 So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied. John 1:45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” John 4:25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.” Matthew 21:46 Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet. Luke 24:19 “What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people. Treasury of Scripture Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. Jump to Previous Crowd Discourses Doubt Ears Heard Hearing Listening Multitude Prophet Really Surely Truth WordsJump to Next Crowd Discourses Doubt Ears Heard Hearing Listening Multitude Prophet Really Surely Truth WordsJohn 7 1. Jesus reproves the ambition and boldness of his kinsmen;10. goes up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles; 14. teaches in the temple. 40. Various opinions of him among the people. 45. The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not, 50. and chide with Nicodemus for taking his side. On hearing these words This phrase indicates a reaction to the preceding discourse of Jesus. The context is crucial here; Jesus had been teaching at the Feast of Tabernacles, a significant Jewish festival. The words they heard likely refer to Jesus' profound teachings and declarations about living water (John 7:37-39). The Greek word for "hearing" (ἀκούσαντες, akousantes) implies not just the act of listening but an understanding or perception of the message. This suggests that the crowd was not merely passive but actively engaging with Jesus' message, which stirred a significant response. some of the people said This is truly the Prophet Of a truth this is the prophet--i.e., the Prophet foretold by Moses in Deuteronomy 18:15. (Comp. Notes on John 1:21; John 6:14.) Verses 40-53. -(7) The conflict among the hearers, and divers results of this series of discourses. The Sanhedrin and its officers. Verse 40. - Either "some," or "certain," or "many" must be supposed to complete the text of the oldest manuscripts. [Certain] of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words (λόγων, referring to vers. 37, 38), said, This is of a truth the Prophet. In all probability "the Prophet" predicted by Deuteronomy 18:15, whom the Lord God would raise up to them (cf. Acts 3:22; notes, John 1:21 and John 6:14). This was one of the grand features of the Old Testament conception of the Coming One. Whether even the wisest of them had learned to combine all these features of Prophet, Priest, and King, of Shiloh, of the Branch of the Lord, of the Lamb of God, and Prince of Peace, into one individual, is open to doubt. They might believe that their eyes saw much, and yet wait for more (cf. John the Baptist's message from the prison). Greek On hearingἀκούσαντες (akousantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. these τούτων (toutōn) Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. words, λόγων (logōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. [some] of Ἐκ (Ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. people ὄχλου (ochlou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot. said,, ἔλεγον (elegon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “This Οὗτός (Houtos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. truly ἀληθῶς (alēthōs) Adverb Strong's 230: Truly, really, certainly, surely. Adverb from alethes; truly. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Prophet.” προφήτης (prophētēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet. Links John 7:40 NIVJohn 7:40 NLT John 7:40 ESV John 7:40 NASB John 7:40 KJV John 7:40 BibleApps.com John 7:40 Biblia Paralela John 7:40 Chinese Bible John 7:40 French Bible John 7:40 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 7:40 Many of the multitude therefore when they (Jhn Jo Jn) |
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