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John 6:14
14When the people saw the sign (attesting miracle) that He had done, they began saying, “This is without a doubt the promised Prophet who is to come into the world!”
John 6:14 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, "This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
Context of John 6:14
12When they had eaten enough, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing will be lost.” 13So they gathered them up, and they filled twelve large baskets with pieces from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. When the people saw the sign (attesting miracle) that He had done, they began saying, “This is without a doubt the promised Prophet who is to come into the world!” 15Then Jesus, knowing that they were going to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountainside by Himself. 16When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
Read all of John 6John 6:14 word by word
Οἱ οὖν ἄνθρωποι ἰδόντες ὃ ἐποίησεν σημεῖον ἔλεγον ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ προφήτης ὁ ἐρχόμενος εἰς τὸν κόσμον.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- those menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- when they had seenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- the miracleσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
- thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- of a truthἀληθῶςalēthōs · trulyG230
- that prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
- that should comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
Cross-references for John 6:14
- John 1:21They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the [promised] Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
- John 4:19The woman said to Him, “Sir, I see that You are a prophet.
- John 7:40Listening to these words, some of the people said, “This is certainly the Prophet!”
- Genesis 49:10The scepter [of royalty] shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh [the Messiah, the Peaceful One] comes, And to Him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
- Deuteronomy 18:15“The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me [Moses] from among you, from your countrymen (brothers, brethren). You shall listen to him.
- Matthew 11:3and asked Him, “Are You the Expected One (the Messiah), or should we look for someone else [who will be the promised One]?”
- Matthew 21:11And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
- Luke 7:16Fear and profound awe gripped them all, and they began glorifying and honoring and praising God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited His people [to help and care for and provide for them]!”
- Luke 24:19He asked, “What things?” And they replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet powerful in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,
- Acts 3:22Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your countrymen; you shall listen to Him and obey everything He tells you.
- Acts 7:37This is the Moses who said to the children of Israel, ‘God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your countrymen.’
Commentaries on John 6:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14This is of a truth that prophet - Spoken of, Deuteronomy 18:15, viz. the Messiah. How near were these people at this time to the kingdom of heaven!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14That Prophet - The Messiah. The power to work the miracle, and the benevolence manifested in it, showed that he was the long-expected Messiah.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world: The crowd understood the miracle as a fulfillment of Old Testament promises (see Deuteronomy 18:15, 18; Malachi 4:5–6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. that prophet--(See on Joh 1:21).Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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