John 7:40

When they heard these words, some of the people said, "Surely this is the prophet."

So the crowds said, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee."

And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No."

When the people saw the sign that Jesus did, they said, "Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world."

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

There was again a division among the Jews because of these words.