John 7:40

John 7:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
• New International Version (NIV)On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)When they heard these words, some of the people said, "This really is the Prophet."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is the Prophet.”

Context of John 7:40

38It says in the Bible, “God will cause streams of water to pour out from anyone who believes in me. Water that gives life will come out from inside that person.” ’ 39Jesus was speaking about God's Spirit, who would come to people some time after that. Those people who believed in Jesus would receive God's Spirit at that later time. But God had not yet given his Spirit to people, because he had not yet raised Jesus back up to heaven. The people in the crowd heard Jesus say these words. Some of them said, ‘Surely this man must be the Prophet from God that we have been waiting for!’ 41Other people said, ‘This man is the Messiah.’ But some other people said, ‘The Messiah will not come from Galilee! 42The Bible says that the Messiah will come from King David's family. He will come from Bethlehem, the town where David lived.’

John 7:40 word by word

ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου οὖν ἀκούσαντες τῶν λόγων τούτων ἔλεγον οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ προφήτης.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• when they heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• this sayingλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Of a truthἀληθῶςalēthōs · trulyG230
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the Prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396

Commentaries on John 7:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40Of a truth this is the Prophet - The great prophet, or teacher, spoken of by Moses, Deuteronomy 18:15, which they improperly distinguished from the Messiah, John 7:41. Some no doubt knew that by the prophet, the Messiah was meant; but others seem to have thought that one of the ancient prophets should be raised from the dead, and precede the appearing of the Messiah.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-53Verses 40-53 The malice of Christ's enemies is always against reason, and sometimes the staying of it cannot be accounted for. Never any man spake with that wisdom, and power, and grace, that convincing clearness, and that sweetness, wherewith Christ spake. Alas, that many, who are for a time restrained, and who speak highly of the word of Jesus, speedily lose their convictions, and go on in their sins! People are foolishly swayed by outward motives in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-52This chapter describes Jesus at the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus used parts of the feast to reveal his true identity to his fellow Jews and to show that he had fulfilled the feast's essential meaning (see 7:37–39; 8:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 40-4340-43. Many ... when they heard this ... said, Of a truth, &c.--The only wonder is they did not all say it. "But their minds were blinded."Read the comment

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Commentaries on John 7

• 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
• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings