John 7:40 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁴⁰ When they heard these words some people in the crowd said, “Truly, this man is the prophet.” [See note on 1:21]

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁰ Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁰ Listening to those words, some of the multitude said, This is certainly and beyond doubt the Prophet! [Deut. 18:15, 18; John 1:21; 6:14; Acts 3:22.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁰ Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.

Common English Bible

⁴⁰ When some in the crowd heard these words, they said, “This man is truly the prophet.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁰ Therefore, some from that crowd, when they had heard these words of his, were saying, "This one truly is the Prophet."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴⁰ Of that multitude therefore, when they had heard these words of his, some said: This is the prophet indeed.

John 7:40 Cross References

Matthew 21:11

The crowds answered, “He is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”

John 1:21

So, they asked him, “Who then [are you]? Are you Elijah [i.e., returned from the dead]?” But he answered, “[No], I am not.” “[Then], are you the prophet [i.e., Moses. See Deut. 18:15-19]?” they asked. And he answered, “No.”

John 4:19

[Then] the woman said to Jesus, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.

John 6:14

So, when the people saw the [miraculous] sign that Jesus had performed [i.e., the feeding of the large crowd with such a small amount of food], they said, “Truly, this is the prophet who was to come into the world.” [Note: This was probably a reference to the promise made in Deut. 18:15-19].

John 7:12

And there was much whispering about Him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He is a good man,” [but] others said, “No [he is not], he is [just] deceiving the crowd.”

Acts 28:29

{Some ancient manuscripts contain this verse} And when he had said these words, the Jews left, disputing about the matter among themselves.