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King James Bible - John 7:40

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 7:40

Entonces muchos del pueblo, oyendo este dicho, decían: Verdaderamente �ste es el profeta.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 7:40

Verse 40. Of a truth this is the Prophet.] The great prophet, or teacher, spoken of by Moses, Deut. xviii. 15, which they improperly distinguished from the Messiah, ver. 41. Some no doubt knew that by the prophet, the Messiah was meant; but others seem to have thought that one of the ancient prophets should be raised from the dead, and precede the appearing of the Messiah.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 40. Many of the people therefore , etc.] Of the common people, and it may be chiefly those that came out of the country: when they heard this saying ; or discourse of Christ, on the last and great day of the feast, relating to the large measure of grace, and the effusion of the Spirit on him, that believed: said, of a truth this is the prophet ; spoken of in ( Deuteronomy 18:15), which some understood not of the Messiah, but of some extraordinary prophet distinct from him, who should come before him, or about the same time; or they imagined he was one of the old prophets raised from the dead, whom they also expected about the times of the Messiah: or their sense might only be, that he was a prophet, which was true, though not all the truth; they had some knowledge, though but small; and they spake of him, though but as children in understanding.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 40-53 - The malice of Christ's enemies is always against reason, and sometime the staying of it cannot be accounted for. Never any man spake with that wisdom, and power, and grace, that convincing clearness, and tha sweetness, wherewith Christ spake. Alas, that many, who are for a tim restrained, and who speak highly of the word of Jesus, speedily los their convictions, and go on in their sins! People are foolishly swaye by outward motives in matters of eternal moment, are willing even to be damned for fashion's sake. As the wisdom of God often chooses thing which men despise, so the folly of men commonly despises those whom God has chosen. The Lord brings forward his weak and timid disciples, an sometimes uses them to defeat the designs of his enemies __________________________________________________________________

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Greek Textus Receptus

πολλοι 4183 A-NPM ουν 3767 CONJ εκ 1537 PREP του 3588 T-GSM οχλου 3793 N-GSM ακουσαντες 191 5660 V-AAP-NPM τον 3588 T-ASM λογον 3056 N-ASM ελεγον 3004 5707 V-IAI-3P ουτος 3778 D-NSM εστιν 2076 5748 V-PXI-3S αληθως 230 ADV ο 3588 T-NSM προφητης 4396 N-NSM

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

40. Many. The best texts omit. Read as Rev., some.

This saying (ton logon). The best texts substitute tw logwn toutwn, these words. So Rev.

The prophet. See on i. 21.