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The Feeding of the Five Thousand

John 6:14

In 9 translations

BSB
When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”SBL, NA, NE, and WH He had performed
KJV
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.
WEB
When therefore the people saw the sign which Jesus did, they said, “This is truly the prophet who comes into the world.”
ASV
When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world.
LSV
The men, then, having seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly the Prophet who is coming into the world”;
YLT
The men, then, having seen the sign that Jesus did, said — 'This is truly the Prophet, who is coming to the world;'
DBY
The men therefore, having seen the sign which Jesus had done, said, This is truly the prophet which is coming into the world.
DRC
Now those men, when they had seen what a miracle Jesus had done, said: This is of a truth the prophet, that is to come into the world.
GNV
Then the men, when they had seene the miracle that Iesus did, saide, This is of a trueth that Prophet that should come into the world.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ὃ (“what”); Westcott–Hort read ἃ (“what”).
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read σημεῖον (“sign”); Westcott–Hort read σημεῖα (“signs”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὁ Ἰησοῦς (“the Jesus”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ὃ ἐποίησεν σημεῖον. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ὃ ἐποίησεν σημεῖον; Westcott and Hort (1881) read ἃ ἐποίησεν σημεῖα.
  • SBLGNT: ἔλεγον. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἔλεγον; Robinson–Pierpont read ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἔλεγον.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
οἱ οὖν ἄνθρωποι ἰδόντες ὃ ἐποίησεν σημεῖον ἔλεγον ὅτι Οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ προφήτης ὁ ἐρχόμενος εἰς τὸν κόσμον.
RP2018
Οἱ οὖν ἄνθρωποι ἰδόντες ὃ ἐποίησεν σημεῖον ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἔλεγον ὅτι Οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ προφήτης ὁ ἐρχόμενος εἰς τὸν κόσμον.
TR-Boyd
Οἱ οὖν ἄνθρωποι ἰδόντες ὃ ἐποίησε σημεῖον ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἔλεγον ὅτι Οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ προφήτης ὁ ἐρχόμενος εἰς τὸν κόσμον.
SCR1894
οι ουν ανθρωποι ιδοντες ο εποιησεν σημειον ο ιησους ελεγον οτι ουτος εστιν αληθως ο προφητης ο ερχομενος εις τον κοσμον

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👤 Jesus Christ◆ Feeding of Five Thousand

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Deuteronomy 18:15–18The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him. This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not…
  • Acts 7:37This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’
  • Matthew 21:11The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
  • Matthew 11:3to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
  • John 7:40On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
  • Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
  • John 1:21“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
  • Acts 3:22–24For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you. Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off…
  • Luke 24:19“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
  • John 4:25The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
  • John 4:19“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.
  • John 4:42They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
  • Luke 7:16A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”

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