Some portion of Jesus' audience, on hearing His words, said "this is certainly the Prophet" (). In the Textus Receptus and English translations drawn from it, the number described as recognizing Jesus as the Prophet is , "many", but Ellicott advises that "the reading of the best manuscripts is, "some of the people therefore, when they heard these sayings ..."" The reference is to the prophet foretold by Moses in , who was expected to precede the coming of the Messiah. Others went further: "This is the Christ" (John 7:41).