John 7:40

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

And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? and he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus performed, said, This is truly that prophet that should 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 a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.