7:40 When they heard these words, some of the crowd 1 began to say, “This really 2 is the Prophet!” 3
1 tn Or “The common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities like the chief priests and Pharisees).
2 tn Or “truly.”
3 sn The Prophet is a reference to the “prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15, by this time an eschatological figure in popular belief.