John 7:40
John 7:40-44 The Message (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.
John 7:40 King James Version (KJV)
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
John 7:40 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Some of the people therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This certainly is the Prophet.”
John 7:40 New Century Version (NCV)
When the people heard Jesus’ words, some of them said, “This man really is the Prophet.”
John 7:40 American Standard Version (ASV)
Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.
John 7:40 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
On hearing his words, some of the people said, ‘Surely this man is the Prophet.’
John 7:40 New King James Version (NKJV)
Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is the Prophet.”
John 7:40 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Listening to these words, some of the people said, “This is certainly the Prophet!” [Deut 18:15, 18; John 1:21; 6:14; Acts 3:22]
John 7:40 New Living Translation (NLT)
When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, “Surely this man is the Prophet we’ve been expecting.”