John 7:40

Differing Opinions About Jesus

7:40 When they heard these words, some of the crowd 1  began to say, “This really 2  is the Prophet!” 3 

John 12:18

12:18 Because they had heard that Jesus 4  had performed this miraculous sign, the crowd went out to meet him.

John 12:31

12:31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world 5  will be driven out. 6 

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.

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

7 sn The ruler of this world is a reference to Satan.

8 tn Or “will be thrown out.” This translation regards the future passive ἐκβληθήσεται (ekblhqhsetai) as referring to an event future to the time of speaking.