New English Translation
John 6:14
14Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another, “This is certainly 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.”
- 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 were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.” 13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten. Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another, “This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world.” 15Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone. 16Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,
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 1:21So they asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not!” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No!”
- John 4:19The woman said to him, “Sir, I see that you are a prophet.
- John 7:40When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say, “This really is the Prophet!”
- Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; the nations will obey him.
- Deuteronomy 18:15The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you – from your fellow Israelites; you must listen to him.
- Matthew 11:3“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
- Matthew 21:11And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
- Luke 7:16Fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying, “A great prophet has appeared among us!” and “God has come to help his people!”
- Luke 24:19He said to them, “What things?” “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied, “a man who, with his powerful deeds and words, proved to be a prophet before God and all the people;
- Acts 3:22Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must obey him in everything 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 among 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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