Matthew 21:11

21:11 And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth ¹  in Galilee.”

Luke 7:16

7:16 Fear ²  seized them all, and they began to glorify ³  God, saying, “A great prophet ⁴  has appeared ⁵  among us!” and “God has come to help ⁶  his people!”

Luke 7:39

7:39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, ⁷  he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, ⁸  he would know who and what kind of woman ⁹  this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”

John 6:14

6:14 Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus ¹⁰  performed, they began to say to one another, “This is certainly the Prophet ¹¹  who is to come into the world.” ¹² 

John 7:40

Differing Opinions About Jesus

7:40 When they heard these words, some of the crowd ¹³  began to say, “This really ¹⁴  is the Prophet!” ¹⁵ 

John 9:17

9:17 So again they asked the man who used to be blind, ¹⁶  “What do you say about him, since he caused you to see?” ¹⁷  “He is a prophet,” the man replied. ¹⁸ 

Acts 3:22-23

3:22 Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must obey ¹⁹  him in everything he tells you. ²⁰  3:23 Every person ²¹  who does not obey that prophet will be destroyed and thus removed ²²  from the people.’ ²³ 

[21:11]  ¹ map For location see Map1 D3; Map2 C2; Map3 D5; Map4 C1; Map5 G3.

[7:16]  ² 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.

[7:16]  ³ tn This imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[7:16]  ⁴ 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.

[7:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “arisen.”

[7:16]  ⁶ 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.

[7:39]  ⁷ tn The word “this” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[7:39]  ⁸ tn This is a good example of a second class (contrary to fact) Greek conditional sentence. The Pharisee said, in effect, “If this man were a prophet (but he is not)…”

[7:39]  ⁹ sn The Pharisees believed in a form of separationism that would have prevented them from any kind of association with such a sinful woman.

[6:14]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:14]  ¹¹ sn The Prophet is a reference to the “prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15, by this time an eschatological figure in popular belief.

[6:14]  ¹² sn An allusion to Deut 18:15.

[7:40]  ¹³ tn Or “The common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities like the chief priests and Pharisees).

[7:40]  ¹⁴ tn Or “truly.”

[7:40]  ¹⁵ sn The Prophet is a reference to the “prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15, by this time an eschatological figure in popular belief.

[9:17]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “the blind man.”

[9:17]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “since he opened your eyes” (an idiom referring to restoration of sight).

[9:17]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “And he said, ‘He is a prophet.’”

[3:22]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “hear,” but the idea of “hear and obey” or simply “obey” is frequently contained in the Greek verb ἀκούω (akouw; see L&N 36.14) and the following context (v. 23) makes it clear that failure to “obey” the words of this “prophet like Moses” will result in complete destruction.

[3:22]  ²⁰ sn A quotation from Deut 18:15. By quoting Deut 18:15 Peter declared that Jesus was the eschatological “prophet like [Moses]” mentioned in that passage, who reveals the plan of God and the way of God.

[3:23]  ²¹ tn Grk “every soul” (here “soul” is an idiom for the whole person).

[3:23]  ²² tn Or “will be completely destroyed.” In Acts 3:23 the verb ἐξολεθρεύω (exoleqreuw) is translated “destroy and remove” by L&N 20.35.

[3:23]  ²³ sn A quotation from Deut 18:19, also Lev 23:29. The OT context of Lev 23:29 discusses what happened when one failed to honor atonement. One ignored the required sacrifice of God at one’s peril.