John 7:40

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Differing Opinions About Jesus When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say,“This really is the Prophet!”

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  • Matt 21:11 : 11 And the crowds were saying,“This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
  • John 1:21 : 21 So they asked him,“Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said,“I am not!”“Are you the Prophet?” He answered,“No!”
  • John 6:14 : 14 Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another,“This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

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  • John 7:41-43
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    41Others said,“This is the Christ!” But still others said,“No, for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he?

    42Don’t the scriptures say that the Christ is a descendant of David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

    43So there was a division in the crowd because of Jesus.

  • John 6:14
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    14Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another,“This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

  • Matt 21:10-11
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    79%

    10As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, saying,“Who is this?”

    11And the crowds were saying,“This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”

  • John 7:31
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    31Yet many of the crowd believed in him and said,“Whenever the Christ comes, he won’t perform more miraculous signs than this man did, will he?”

  • Matt 16:14
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    14They answered,“Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

  • John 7:25-28
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    25Questions About Jesus’ Identity Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say,“Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

    26Yet here he is, speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to him. Do the ruling authorities really know that this man is the Christ?

    27But we know where this man comes from. Whenever the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from.”

    28Then Jesus, while teaching in the temple courts, cried out,“You both know me and know where I come from! And I have not come on my own initiative, but the one who sent me is true. You do not know him,

  • John 7:12
    74%

    12There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying,“He is a good man,” but others,“He deceives the common people.”

  • Mark 6:15
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    15Others said,“He is Elijah.” Others said,“He is a prophet, like one of the prophets from the past.”

  • John 10:41-42
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    41Many came to him and began to say,“John performed no miraculous sign, but everything John said about this man was true!”

    42And many believed in Jesus there.

  • Mark 8:28
    72%

    28They said,“John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.”

  • John 9:17
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    17So again they asked the man who used to be blind,“What do you say about him, since he caused you to see?”“He is a prophet,” the man replied.

  • Acts 7:37
    71%

    37This is the Moses who said to the Israelites,‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’

  • Mark 11:32
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    32But if we say,‘From people–’”(they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).

  • John 7:39
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    39(Now he said this about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were going to receive, for the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)

  • Luke 20:6-7
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    6But if we say,‘From people,’ all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

    7So they replied that they did not know where it came from.

  • Matt 21:46
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    46They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.

  • John 7:52
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    52They replied,“You aren’t from Galilee too, are you? Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet comes from Galilee!”

  • Luke 7:26-27
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    26What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

    27This is the one about whom it is written,‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

  • John 8:30
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    30While he was saying these things, many people believed in him.

  • Luke 9:19
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    19They answered,“John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.”

  • John 6:60
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    60Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things, said,“This is a difficult saying! Who can understand it?”

  • John 4:41-42
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    41and because of his word many more believed.

    42They said to the woman,“No longer do we believe because of your words, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this one really is the Savior of the world.”

  • Luke 7:16-18
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    16Fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying,“A great prophet has appeared among us!” and“God has come to help his people!”

    17This report about Jesus circulated throughout Judea and all the surrounding country.

    18Jesus and John the Baptist John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples

  • John 7:46
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    46The officers replied,“No one ever spoke like this man!”

  • John 12:41
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    41Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s glory, and spoke about him.

  • John 10:20
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    20Many of them were saying,“He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?”

  • Matt 12:17
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    17This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:

  • John 6:42
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    42and they said,“Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say,‘I have come down from heaven’?”

  • John 18:34
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    34Jesus replied,“Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”

  • John 3:26
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    26So they came to John and said to him,“Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified– see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”

  • Luke 7:20
    68%

    20When the men came to Jesus, they said,“John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask,‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?’”

  • Matt 21:26
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    26But if we say,‘From people,’ we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet.”

  • John 4:44
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    44(For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)

  • Luke 22:70
    68%

    70So they all said,“Are you the Son of God, then?” He answered them,“You say that I am.”

  • John 11:47
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    47So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said,“What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.

  • John 7:20
    68%

    20The crowd answered,“You’re possessed by a demon! Who is trying to kill you?”

  • John 4:19
    67%

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

  • Luke 9:8
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    8while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen.