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.
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Gill's Exposition
Then those men,.... The five thousand men, who had been fed with the loaves and fishes:
when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did; in feeding so many of them, with so small a quantity of food;…
Barnes' Notes
That Prophet ... - The Messiah. The power to work the miracle, and the benevolence manifested in it, showed that he was the long-expected Messiah.
Adam Clarke
This is of a truth that prophet - Spoken of, Deu 18:15, viz. the Messiah. How near were these people at this time to the kingdom of heaven!
We have here an account of Christ's feeding five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes, which miracle is in this respect remarkable, that it is the only passage of the actions of Christ's life…
Cambridge Bible
Then those men Rather, The mentherefore.
the miracle that Jesus did Better, the sign that He did. The name Jesus has been inserted here, as elsewhere, because this once was the beginning of a lesson…
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