Division over Jesus
John 7:40
In 9 translations
- BSB
- On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
- KJV
- ¶ Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
- WEB
- Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, “This is truly the prophet.”
- ASV
- Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.
- LSV
- Many, therefore, out of the multitude, having heard the word, said, “This is truly the Prophet”;
- YLT
- Many, therefore out of the multitude, having heard the word, said, 'This is truly the Prophet;'
- DBY
- [Some] out of the crowd therefore, having heard this word, said, This is truly the prophet.
- DRC
- Of that multitude therefore, when they had heard these words of his, some said: This is the prophet indeed.
- GNV
- So many of the people, when they heard this saying, said, Of a trueth this is that Prophet.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include Πολλοὶ (“many”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read τῶν (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read τὸν (“the”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read λόγων (“words”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read λόγον (“word”).
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Greek reading followed by the King James Version include τούτων (“these”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place οὖν elsewhere in this verse.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Westcott–Hort include ὅτι (“that”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: Ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου οὖν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου οὖν; Robinson–Pierpont read Πολλοὶ οὖν ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου.
- SBLGNT: τῶν λόγων τούτων. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τῶν λόγων τούτων; Robinson–Pierpont read τὸν λόγον.
- SBLGNT: ἔλεγον. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ἔλεγον; Westcott and Hort (1881) add ὅτι.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου οὖν ἀκούσαντες τῶν λόγων τούτων ἔλεγον· Οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ προφήτης·
- RP2018
- Πολλοὶ οὖν ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον ἔλεγον, Οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ προφήτης.
- TR-Boyd
- Πολλοὶ οὖν ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον ἔλεγον, Οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ προφήτης.
- SCR1894
- πολλοι ουν εκ του οχλου ακουσαντες τον λογον ελεγον ουτος εστιν αληθως ο προφητης
Who and where
◆ Feast of Tabernacles
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 21:11The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
- John 1:21“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
- John 6:14When 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.”
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).