John 7:40

When they heard these words, some of the people said, "This really is the Prophet."

And the crowds said, "This is the prophet Jesus, 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 he had done, they said, "This is indeed 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.