John 6:14

Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.

Cross-references

John 1:21 Contrast

John 1:21 has John the Baptist deny being the Prophet, while here the crowd rightly identifies Jesus as that awaited Prophet.

John 7:40 Parallel

In John 7:40, many people likewise declare 'This is the Prophet' after hearing Jesus, directly echoing the crowd's confession here.

John 11:27 Allusion

In John 11:27, Martha uses the same phrase 'the one coming into the world' to confess Jesus as the Christ, echoing the crowd's recognition.

John 4:42 Parallel

In John 4:42, the Samaritans confess Jesus as 'Savior of the world' — a deeper confession than the crowd's 'the Prophet', yet from the same sign.

John 9:17 Parallel

In John 9:17, the healed blind man also calls Jesus a prophet after a miracle, paralleling the crowd's recognition in John 6:14.

John 4:19 Parallel

In John 4:19, the Samaritan woman also calls Jesus a prophet after he reveals her life, mirroring the crowd's recognition here.

John 4:25 Parallel

In John 4:25, the woman expects the Messiah who will reveal all things, linking to the crowd's expectation of the Prophet.

John 7:31 Parallel

John 7:31 notes many believed because of signs and questioned if the Christ could do more, echoing sign-based faith but focusing on Messiah.

John 2:23 Related theme

John 2:23 shows many believing because of signs, similar to the belief triggered by the sign in John 6, but without the specific prophet reference.

Acts 7:37 Citation

Acts 7:37 quotes the same Deuteronomy prophecy about a prophet like Moses, reinforcing Jesus' identity as that prophet.

In Deuteronomy 18:15-18, Moses promises a prophet like him — this is the precise OT prophecy the crowd references when calling Jesus 'the Prophet'.

Acts 3:22-24 explicitly identifies Jesus as the prophet like Moses from Deuteronomy, confirming the crowd's declaration.

Luke 7:16 Parallel

In Luke 7:16, after raising the widow's son, the people exclaim 'A great prophet has arisen' — a similar recognition based on a miracle.

In Matthew 21:11, the crowd at the triumphal entry calls Jesus 'the prophet from Nazareth' — another public identification as the Prophet.

Mark 6:15 Parallel

Mark 6:15 records people speculating Jesus is a prophet or Elijah after the feeding, paralleling the crowd's identification.

Acts 2:22 Parallel

In Acts 2:22, Peter describes Jesus as a man attested by signs, parallel to the crowd here identifying Jesus as the Prophet after a sign.

In Matthew 11:3, John the Baptist asks if Jesus is 'the one who is to come' — the same messianic expectation as the crowd's 'the Prophet', though worded differently.