John 6:14

6:14 Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus ¹  performed, they began to say to one another, “This is certainly the Prophet ²  who is to come into the world.” ³ 

John 7:40

Differing Opinions About Jesus

7:40 When they heard these words, some of the crowd ⁴  began to say, “This really ⁵  is the Prophet!” ⁶ 

John 9:17

9:17 So again they asked the man who used to be blind, ⁷  “What do you say about him, since he caused you to see?” ⁸  “He is a prophet,” the man replied. ⁹ 

Luke 7:16

7:16 Fear ¹⁰  seized them all, and they began to glorify ¹¹  God, saying, “A great prophet ¹²  has appeared ¹³  among us!” and “God has come to help ¹⁴  his people!”

Luke 24:19

24:19 He ¹⁵  said to them, “What things?” “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied, “a man ¹⁶  who, with his powerful deeds and words, proved to be a prophet ¹⁷  before God and all the people;

¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² sn The Prophet is a reference to the “prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15, by this time an eschatological figure in popular belief.

³ sn An allusion to Deut 18:15.

⁴ tn Or “The common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities like the chief priests and Pharisees).

⁵ tn Or “truly.”

⁶ sn The Prophet is a reference to the “prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15, by this time an eschatological figure in popular belief.

⁷ tn Grk “the blind man.”

⁸ tn Grk “since he opened your eyes” (an idiom referring to restoration of sight).

⁹ tn Grk “And he said, ‘He is a prophet.’”

¹⁰ tn Or “Awe.” Grk “fear,” but the context and the following remark show that it is mixed with wonder; see L&N 53.59. This is a reaction to God’s work; see Luke 5:9.

¹¹ tn This imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

¹² sn That Jesus was a great prophet was a natural conclusion for the crowd to make, given the healing; but Jesus is more than this. See Luke 9:8, 19-20.

¹³ tn Grk “arisen.”

¹⁴ tn Grk “visited,” but this conveys a different impression to a modern reader. L&N 85.11 renders the verb, “to be present, with the implication of concern – ‘to be present to help, to be on hand to aid.’ … ‘God has come to help his people’ Lk 7:16.” The language recalls Luke 1:68, 78.

¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁶ tn This translates the Greek term ἀνήρ (anhr).

¹⁷ sn The role of Jesus as prophet is a function Luke frequently mentions: 4:25-27; 9:35; 13:31-35.