John 7:40

Bible in Basic English (1941)

When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 21:11 : 11 And the people said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.
  • John 1:21 : 21 And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.
  • John 6:14 : 14 And when the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, Truly, this is the prophet who is to come into the world.

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  • John 7:41-43
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    80%

    41 Others said, This is the Christ. But others said, Not so; will the Christ come from Galilee?

    42 Do not the Writings say that the Christ comes of the seed of David and from Beth-lehem, the little town where David was?

    43 So there was a division among the people because of him.

  • John 6:14
    80%

    14 And when the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, Truly, this is the prophet who is to come into the world.

  • Matt 21:10-11
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    79%

    10 And when he came into Jerusalem, all the town was moved, saying, Who is this?

    11 And the people said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

  • John 7:31
    76%

    31 And numbers of the people had belief in him, and they said, When the Christ comes will he do more signs than this man has done?

  • Matt 16:14
    75%

    14 And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

  • John 7:25-28
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    74%

    25 Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, Is not this the man whose death is desired?

    26 And here he is talking openly and they say nothing to him! Is it possible that the rulers have knowledge that this is truly the Christ?

    27 However, it is clear to us where this man comes from: but when the Christ comes no one will have knowledge where he comes from.

    28 Then, when he was teaching in the Temple, Jesus said with a loud voice, You have knowledge of me and you have knowledge of where I come from; and I have not come of myself; but there is One who has sent me; he is true, but you have no knowledge of him.

  • John 7:12
    74%

    12 And there was much discussion about him among the mass of the people. Some said, He is a good man; but others said, No, he is giving people false ideas.

  • Mark 6:15
    73%

    15 But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.

  • John 10:41-42
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    73%

    41 And a great number of people came to him, saying, John did no sign: but everything John said of this man was true.

    42 And a number came to have faith in him there.

  • Mark 8:28
    72%

    28 And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

  • John 9:17
    72%

    17 Again they said to the blind man, What have you to say about him for opening your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.

  • Acts 7:37
    71%

    37 This is the same Moses, who said to the children of Israel, God will give you a prophet from among your brothers, like me.

  • Mark 11:32
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    32 But if we say, From men--they were in fear of the people, because all took John to be truly a prophet.

  • John 7:39
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    39 This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come.

  • Luke 20:6-7
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    6 But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.

    7 And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.

  • Matt 21:46
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    46 And though they had a desire to take him, they were in fear of the people, because in their eyes he was a prophet.

  • John 7:52
    70%

    52 This was their answer: And do you come from Galilee? Make search and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.

  • Luke 7:26-27
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    70%

    26 But what did you go out to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

    27 This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

  • John 8:30
    70%

    30 When he said this a number came to have faith in him.

  • Luke 9:19
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    19 And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.

  • John 6:60
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    60 Then, hearing this, a number of his disciples said, This is a hard saying; who is able to take in such teaching?

  • John 4:41-42
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    41 And a great number more of them came to have faith in him because of what he himself said.

    42 And they said to the woman, Now we have faith, but not because of your story: we ourselves have given ear to his words, and we are certain that he is truly the Saviour of the world.

  • Luke 7:16-18
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    70%

    16 And fear came on all, and they gave praise to God, saying, A great prophet is among us: and, God has given thought to his people.

    17 And this story about him went through all Judaea and the places round about.

    18 And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.

  • John 7:46
    69%

    46 The servants made answer, No man ever said things like this man.

  • John 12:41
    69%

    41 (Isaiah said these words because he saw his glory. His words were about him.)

  • John 10:20
    69%

    20 And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?

  • Matt 12:17
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    17 So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,

  • John 6:42
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    42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have seen? How is it then that he now says, I have come down from heaven?

  • John 18:34
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    34 Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

  • John 3:26
    68%

    26 And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.

  • Luke 7:20
    68%

    20 And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

  • Matt 21:26
    68%

    26 But if we say, From men; we are in fear of the people, because all take John to be a prophet.

  • John 4:44
    68%

    44 For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth.

  • Luke 22:70
    68%

    70 And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am.

  • John 11:47
    68%

    47 Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.

  • John 7:20
    68%

    20 The people said in answer, You have an evil spirit: who has any desire to put you to death?

  • John 4:19
    67%

    19 The woman said to him, Sir, I see that you are a prophet.

  • Luke 9:8
    67%

    8 And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.