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John 10:41
41And many came to him, and said, John did no sign; but all things which John said of this [man] were true.
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
39They sought therefore again to take him; and he went away from out of their hand 40and departed again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptising at the first: and he abode there. And many came to him, and said, John did no sign; but all things which John said of this [man] were true. 42And many believed on him there.
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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
Cross-references for John 10:41
- John 3:26And they came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, he baptises, and all come to him.
- Matthew 4:23And [Jesus] went round the whole [of] Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every bodily weakness among the people.
- Mark 1:37and having found him, they say to him, All seek thee.
- Luke 5:1And it came to pass, as the crowd pressed on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret:
- Luke 12:1In those [times], the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;
- Matthew 14:2and said to his servants, This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.
- Luke 7:26But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and [what is] more excellent than a prophet.
- John 1:29On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
- John 3:29He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices in heart because of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy then is fulfilled.
- Matthew 3:11I indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; he shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;
- Luke 7:29(And all the people who heard [it], and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with 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
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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
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