John 6:14

Jesus Christ Miracles and God's intervention Prophecy

¹² And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”

¹³ So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.

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.”

¹⁵ Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.

¹⁶ When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.”
KJV: Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
WEB: When therefore the people saw the sign which Jesus did, they said, “This is truly the prophet who comes into the world.”
ASV: When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world.
DARBY: The men therefore, having seen the sign which Jesus had done, said, This is truly the prophet which is coming into the world.
BLB: Therefore the men, having seen what sign He did, were saying, “This is truly the Prophet who is coming into the world.”

ÅB: Da nå folket så det tegn han gjorde, sa de: Dette er i sannhet profeten som skal komme til verden.
OTB: Da folket så tegnet han hadde gjort, sa de: "Dette er virkelig Profeten som skal komme til verden."
B1930: Da nu folket så det tegn han gjorde, sa de: Dette er i sannhet profeten som skal komme til verden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 18:15–18
The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
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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.’
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Matthew 21:11
The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
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Matthew 11:3
to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
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John 1:21
“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
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Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
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Acts 3:22–24
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.
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John 7:40
On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
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