John 7:40
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
KJV
Ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου οὖν ἀκούσαντες τῶν λόγων τούτων ἔλεγον· οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ προφήτης·
Greek NT
Ex illa ergo turba cum audissent hos sermones ejus, dicebant : Hic est vere propheta.
Vulgate
Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.
ASV
Of that multitude therefore, when they had heard these words of his, some said: This is the prophet indeed.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λόγος
logos
noun · 330×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
προφήτης
prophetes
noun · 145×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἀληθῶς
alethos
adverb · 18×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὄχλος
ochlos
noun · 173×
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: Ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου οὖν | WH/Treg/NIV: Ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου οὖν | RP: Πολλοὶ οὖν ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου
- Ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου οὖν — SBLGNT
- Ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου οὖν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Πολλοὶ οὖν ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: τῶν λόγων τούτων | WH/Treg/NIV: τῶν λόγων τούτων | RP: τὸν λόγον
- τῶν λόγων τούτων — SBLGNT
- τῶν λόγων τούτων — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- τὸν λόγον — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: ἔλεγον | Treg/NIV/RP: ἔλεγον | WH: + ὅτι
- ἔλεγον — SBLGNT
- ἔλεγον — Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
- + ὅτι — Westcott-Hort
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Acts 23:7 — And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
- John 1:21 — And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
- John 4:19 — The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
- John 6:14 — 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.
- John 7:12 — And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
- John 10:19 — There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
- Luke 9:19 — They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
- Mark 14:2 — But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
- Matt 10:34 — Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
- Matt 12:23 — And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
- Matt 21:11 — And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
- Matt 21:11 — And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.