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John 7:40

Prophecy

38 Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”

39 He 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.

On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”

41 Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?

42 Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

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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
On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
KJV
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
WEB
Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, “This is truly the prophet.”
ASV
[Some] of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.
DARBY
[Some] out of the crowd therefore, having heard this word, said, This is truly the prophet.
BLB
Therefore, having heard these words, some of the crowd were saying, “This is truly the Prophet.”
ÅB
Noen av folket sa nå, da de hørte disse ord: Dette er i sannhet profeten.
OTB
Da de hørte hans ord, sa noen av folket: «Sannelig, denne mannen er Profeten.»
B1930
Nogen av folket sa nu, da de hørte disse ord: Dette er i sannhet profeten.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 21:11

    The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

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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.”

    Read in context

  • 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.”

    Read in context