English Standard Version
John 6:14
14When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, "This is indeed the 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.”
- 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.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)When the people saw him do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, “Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!”
Context of John 6:14
12And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, "Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost." 13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, "This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!" 15Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain 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 1:21And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."
- John 4:19The woman said to him, "Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.
- John 7:40When they heard these words, some of the people said, "This really is the Prophet."
- Genesis 49:10The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; 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 from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen—
- Matthew 11:3and said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?"
- Matthew 21:11And the crowds said, "This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee."
- Luke 7:16Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!"
- Luke 24:19And he said to them, "What things?" And they said to him, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,
- Acts 3:22Moses said, 'The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you.
- Acts 7:37This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.'
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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