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John 7:40

Prophecy

38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

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

41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

42 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

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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

    And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

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  • John 1:21

    And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

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  • John 6:14

    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.

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