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John 7:40
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KJ21
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, “In truth this is the Prophet.”
ASV
Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.
AMP
Listening to these words, some of the people said, “This is certainly the Prophet!”
AMPC
Listening to those words, some of the multitude said, This is certainly and beyond doubt the Prophet!
BRG
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
CSB
When some from the crowd heard these words, they said, “This truly is the Prophet.”
CSBA
When some from the crowd heard these words, they said, ‘This truly is the Prophet.’
CEB
When some in the crowd heard these words, they said, “This man is truly the prophet.”
CJB
On hearing his words, some people in the crowd said, “Surely this man is ‘the prophet’”;
CEV
When the crowd heard Jesus say this, some of them said, “He must be the Prophet!”
DARBY
[Some] out of the crowd therefore, having heard this word, said, This is truly the prophet.
DLNT
Then some from the crowd, having heard these words, were saying “This One is truly the Prophet”.
DRA
Of that multitude therefore, when they had heard these words of his, some said: This is the prophet indeed.
ERV
When the people heard the things that Jesus said, some of them said, “This man really is the Prophet.”
EASY
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!’
EHV
After hearing his words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
ESV
When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.”
ESVUK
When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.”
EXB
When the people heard Jesus’ words, some of them said, “This man really is the Prophet [1:21; C the “prophet like Moses” of Deut. 18:15–18].”
GNV
So many of the people, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is that Prophet:
GW
After some of the crowd heard Jesus say these words, they said, “This man is certainly the prophet.”
GNT
Some of the people in the crowd heard him say this and said, “This man is really the Prophet!”
HCSB
When some from the crowd heard these words, they said, “This really is the Prophet!”
ICB
The people heard these things that Jesus said. Some of them said, “This man really is the Prophet.”
ISV
When they heard these words, some in the crowd were saying, “This really is the Prophet,”
PHILLIPS
Then, on the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If any man is thirsty, he can come to me and drink! The man who believes in me, as the scripture says, will have rivers of living water flowing from his inmost heart.” (Here he was speaking about the Spirit which those who believe in him would receive. The Holy Spirit had not yet been given because Jesus had not yet been glorified.) When they heard these words, some of the people were saying, “This really is the Prophet.” Others said, “This is Christ!” But some said, “And does Christ come from Galilee? Don’t the scriptures say that Christ will be descended from David, and will come from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
JUB
Then many of the people, when they heard this word, said, Truly this is the Prophet.
KJV
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
AKJV
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
LSB
Some of the crowd therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This truly is the Prophet.”
LEB
Then, when they heard these words, some from the crowd began to say, “This man is truly the Prophet!”
TLB
When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, “This man surely is the prophet who will come just before the Messiah.”
MSG
Those in the crowd who heard these words were saying, “This has to be the Prophet.” Others said, “He is the Messiah!” But others were saying, “The Messiah doesn’t come from Galilee, does he? Don’t the Scriptures tell us that the Messiah comes from David’s line and from Bethlehem, David’s village?” So there was a split in the crowd over him. Some went so far as wanting to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him.
MEV
Therefore when they heard these words, many of the people said, “Truly, this is the Prophet.”
MOUNCE
After hearing these words, some of the crowd · began to say, “This man really is the prophet.”
NOG
After some of the crowd heard Yeshua say these words, they said, “This man is certainly the prophet.”
NABRE
Some in the crowd who heard these words said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
NASB
Some of the people therefore, after they heard these words, were saying, “This truly is the Prophet.”
NASB1995
Some of the people therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This certainly is the Prophet.”
NCB
On hearing these words, some in the crowd said, “This must truly be the Prophet.”
NCV
When the people heard Jesus’ words, some of them said, “This man really is the Prophet.”
NET
When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say, “This really is the Prophet!”
NIRV
The people heard his words. Some of them said, “This man must be the Prophet we’ve been expecting.”
NIV
On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”
NIVUK
On hearing his words, some of the people said, ‘Surely this man is the Prophet.’
NKJV
Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is the Prophet.”
NLV
When many of the people heard His words, they said, “For sure, this is the One Who speaks for God.”
NLT
When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, “Surely this man is the Prophet we’ve been expecting.”
NMB
Many of the people, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth, this is a prophet.
NRSVA
When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, ‘This is really the prophet.’
NRSVACE
When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, ‘This is really the prophet.’
NRSVCE
When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, “This is really the prophet.”
NRSVUE
When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, “This is really the prophet.”
NTFE
When they heard these words, some people in the crowd said, “This man really is ‘the Prophet’!”
OJB
Some of the multitude, therefore, having heard these dvarim were saying, This man is beemes the Navi.
RGT
So, many of the people, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is the Prophet!”
RSV
When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This is really the prophet.”
RSVCE
When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This is really the prophet.”
TLV
When they heard these words, some of the crowd said, “This man really is the Prophet.”
VOICE
Some of the Crowd: This man is definitely the Prophet.
WEB
Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, “This is truly the prophet.”
WE
When some of the people heard this they said, `Truly, this is the Prophet.'
WYC
Therefore of that company, when they had heard these words of him, they said, This is verily a prophet.
YLT
Many, therefore out of the multitude, having heard the word, said, `This is truly the Prophet;'
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