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John 6:14
14After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is 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.
- 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.”
- 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
12When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” 15Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself. 16When 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 1:21They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
- John 4:19“Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet.
- John 7:40On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”
- Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
- 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 11:3to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”
- Matthew 21:11The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
- Luke 7:16They were all filled with awe and praised God. “A great prophet has appeared among us,” they said. “God has come to help his people.”
- Luke 24:19“What things?” he asked. “About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people.
- Acts 3:22For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you.
- Acts 7:37“This is the Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own people.’
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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