John 7:40
¶ Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
¶ Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, saide, Of a trueth this is the Prophet.
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John 7:40
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the Prophet
A title for the promised Prophet like unto Moses, applied to Jesus Christ.
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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.
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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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a Prophet like unto Moses
The promised Prophet whom God would raise from Israel's brethren, put his words in his mouth, and require the people to hear, proclaimed as Jesus Christ.
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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
A person who declares or bears a message as divinely inspired, including one who foretells, whether truly or falsely.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893
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7:40¶ Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
7:40¶ Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, saide, Of a trueth this is the Prophet.
Selected passage7:41Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
7:41Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
7:42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
7:42*Hath not the Scripture saide, that Christ commeth of the seede of Dauid, and out of the towne of Bethlehem, where Dauid was?
7:43So there was a division among the people because of him.
7:43So there was diuision among the people because of him.
7:44And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
7:44And some of them would haue taken him, but no man layed hands on him.