John 7:40

When they heard this, many from among the crowd were saying, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

In Context

39(He said this about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were going to receive, for the Holy Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)

41Others were saying, “He is the Christ.” But others were saying, “No, for the Christ does not come from Galilee, does he?

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Cross References

Matthew 21:11So the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, who is from Nazareth of Galilee.”

John 6:14When the people saw the sign that Jesus had done, they said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Matthew Henry on John 7:38-45

The Gospel Invitation. 37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) 40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the… Read the whole commentary →

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