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John 7:40

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Differing Opinions About Jesus

7:40When they heard these words, some of the crowd108 began to say, “This really109 is the Prophet!”110

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Footnotes

  1. 108 Or “The common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities like the chief priests and Pharisees).
  2. 109 Or “truly.”
  3. 110 The Prophet is a reference to the “prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15, by this time an eschatological figure in popular belief.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When some from the crowd heard these words, they said, “This truly is the Prophet.”

NLTNew Living Translation

When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, “Surely this man is the Prophet we’ve been expecting.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then, when they heard these words, some from the crowd began to say, “This man is truly the Prophet!”

KJV 1900King James Version

Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.