pected to accompany the appearance of any prophet or messen- ger from God. Here was a mighty miracle, and at once tha minds of all who saw it were excited.
\This is of a truth that prophet, etc.] This meant that " pro- phet like unto Moses," whom all welj-instructed Jews expected to appear, and for whose speedy appearing the ministry of John the Baptist had prepared the minds of all the dwellers in Pales- tine.
" Of a truth " would be more Hterally rendered " truly," — ». e., really and indeed.
''That prophet" would be more literally "the prophet."