On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, “This is truly the prophet.”Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.
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… Here was Jesus presenting himself, and some believed. Verse 40 Some of the multitude, therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, This certainly is the prophet. They said, He's deserving of our faith. of the lions roared. But you know, God tamed everyone so that they couldn't attack and even brought some of them into the family of God. What was it that Jesus said in return to their accusations? Why did they believe? Well, look at what he said about the father. Verse 16. Remember they said, where did he get his education? By what authority does he speak? Verse 16, Jesus said, My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. I get my teaching from the one who sent me. I came from the Father. If any man is willing to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from myself. You know that's true today. of you that seek the Lord's will, he delights to tell you his will. That's true across the board. …
… because Jesus was not yet glorified. Therefore, many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, Truly this is the prophet. And others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Will the Christ come out of Galilee? Has not Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem where David was? And so there was a division among the people because of Him. And now some of them wanted to take him, but no one laid hands on him. Then the officers came to the chief priests and the Pharisees who said to them, Why have you not brought him? The officers answered, No man ever spoke like this man. And the Pharisees answered them, Are you also deceived? Have any of the rulers of the Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed. Nicodemus, he who came to Jesus by night, being one of them, said to them, Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing? …
… And in verse 40 of chapter 7, we read these words, Therefore, many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, Truly this is the prophet. Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Will the Christ come out of Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was? So there was a division among the people because of Him. Now, some of them One wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him. And then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees who said to them, Why have you not brought Him? And the officers answered, No man ever spoke like this man." On another occasion, we read the response of those who had been sent to arrest Jesus, that they said of Him that this man speaks not as the scribes and the Pharisees, but as one having authority. Now, the word that is translated authority there is the word exousia, which sometimes is translated authority, and other times power. And literally, the word has a somewhat different meaning. It has the prefix ex, which we know means out of or from, and we have the participial form of the verb to be. And so, literally, what this word exousia means, which is translated authority is being or substance. …