King James Version

John 7:40

Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the words these” (τῶν λόγων τούτων) before were saying here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “many” (Πολλοὶ) before therefore here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the word” (τὸν λόγον) before were saying here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλουochloupeopleὄχλος (ochlos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “people”, the of-formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.the peopleοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeἀκούσαντεςakousanteswhen they heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.when they heardτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λόγωνlogōnthis sayingλόγος (logos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “this saying”, the of-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.this sayingτούτωνtoutōnthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisἔλεγονelegonto speakλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to speak”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.Οὗτόςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἀληθῶςalēthōstrulyἀληθῶςadverb — “truly”G230truly, really, certainly, surely.This verse uses “truly”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.προφήτηςprophētēsProphetπροφήτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Prophet”, the subject formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.the Prophet

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ΠολλοὶpolloiManyπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “Many”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λόγονlogonthis sayingλόγος (logos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “this saying”, the of-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Many, therefore out of the multitude, having heard the word, said, 'This is truly the Prophet;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.

Young’s Literal Translation

Many, therefore out of the multitude, having heard the word, said, 'This is truly the Prophet;'

World English Bible

Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, “This is truly the prophet.”

Darby Translation

[Some] out of the crowd therefore, having heard this word, said, This is truly the prophet.

Douay-Rheims

Of that multitude therefore, when they had heard these words of his, some said: This is the prophet indeed.

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