John 10:41

John 10:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
• New International Version (NIV)and many people came to him. They said, “Though John never performed a sign, all that John said about this man was true.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And many came to him. And they said, "John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then many came to Him and said, “John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.”

Context of John 10:41

39At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp. 40Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there. Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.” 42And many in that place believed in Jesus.

John 10:41 word by word

καὶ πολλοὶ ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἰωάννης μὲν σημεῖον ἐποίησεν οὐδέν, πάντα δὲ ὅσα εἶπεν Ἰωάννης περὶ τούτου ἀληθῆ ἦν.Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• Manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• Himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Althoughμένmen · on the other handG3303
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• neverοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• performedποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• a signσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• everythingπᾶςpas · allG3956
• ·ὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• trueἀληθήςalēthēs · trueG227

Cross-references for John 10:41

• John 3:26So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
• Matthew 4:23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
• Mark 1:37and when they found Him, they said, “Everyone is looking for You!”
• Luke 5:1On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
• Luke 12:1In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
• Matthew 14:2and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
• Luke 7:26What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
• John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
• John 3:29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
• Matthew 3:11I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
• Luke 7:29All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.

Commentaries on John 10:41

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41No miracle - He did not confirm his mission by working miracles, but he showed that he was a prophet by foretelling the character and success of Jesus. Either miracle or prophecy is conclusive proof of a divine mission, for no man can foretell a future event, or work a miracle, except by the special aid of God. It may be remarked that the people of that place were properly prepared by the ministry of John for the preaching of Jesus. The persecution of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 39-42Verses 39-42 No weapon formed against our Lord Jesus shall prosper. He escaped, not because he was afraid to suffer, but because his hour was not come. And He who knew how to deliver himself, knows how to deliver the godly our of their temptations, and to make a way for them to escape. Persecutors may drive Christ and his gospel our of their own city or country, but they cannot drive him or it out of the world. When we know Christ by faith in our hearts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41everything he said about this man was true: See 1:19–51; 3:22–36. The fulfillment of John the Baptist’s predictions confirms both that he was a prophet and that what he said about Jesus was true.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 40-4240-42. went away again beyond Jordan ... the place where John at first baptized--(See on Joh 1:28).Read the comment

Topics related to John 10:41

• Bethabara
• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• John

In the dictionaries

• Fold
• Lay
• Sanctify
• Thief
• God
• Inspiration
• John, Gospel of
• Oil
• Sheep Tending
• Teach; Teacher; Teaching

Commentaries on John 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings