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John 20:31
31But I have written about these things, so that you will be able to believe the truth. You will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. Because you believe in him, you will have life with God.
John 20:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
- New International Version (NIV)But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
- New King James Version (NKJV)but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
Context of John 20:31
29Jesus said to him, ‘You believe because you have seen me. Other people have not seen me, but they do believe in me. God is really happy with those people.’ 30Jesus did many other miracles while the disciples were with him. I have not written about all of them in this book. But I have written about these things, so that you will be able to believe the truth. You will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. Because you believe in him, you will have life with God.
Read all of John 20John 20:31 word by word
ταῦτα δὲ γέγραπται ἵνα πιστεύσητε ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἵνα πιστεύοντες ζωὴν ἔχητε ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- are writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- ye might believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- the ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- ye might haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
- throughἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
Cross-references for John 20:31
- John 20:28Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord, and my God!’
- John 1:49Nathanael said, ‘Teacher, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel.’
- John 6:69We believe that you are the Holy One that God has sent. We are sure about that.’
- John 9:35Jesus heard that the Jewish leaders had thrown the man out. So he went and he found the man. Jesus asked him, ‘Do you believe in the Son of Man?’
- Psalms 2:7I will tell you what the Lord has promised to me, his king. He said to me, ‘You are my son. Yes, today I have become your father!
- Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered him. ‘You are the Messiah. You are the Son of God, the God who lives for ever.’
- Matthew 27:54The captain and his soldiers had been watching Jesus. They saw the ground shaking. They saw everything that had happened. They were very frightened and they said, ‘It must be true! This man really was the Son of God.’
- Luke 1:4People have already taught you about these things. Now you can be sure that they are true.
- Acts 8:37Philip said to him, ‘I can baptize you if you really believe in Jesus.’ The man said to Philip, ‘I do believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.’]
- Acts 9:20He immediately went to the Jewish meeting places and he taught people about Jesus. He told them that Jesus is the Son of God.
- Romans 1:3This good news is about God's Son, who is Jesus Christ, our Lord. Jesus was born as a human baby from King David's family. But after Jesus died on the cross, God's Holy Spirit raised him to make him alive again. In that way God showed clearly that Jesus was his powerful Son.
- 1 John 4:15If anyone says clearly that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in that person. And that person lives together with God.
- 1 John 5:1Everyone who believes that Jesus is God's Messiah has become a child of God. And if we love God, our Father, we will love his other children too.
- 2 John 1:9Remember the message which Christ taught. Anyone who teaches his own ideas instead of Christ's true message does not belong to God. Continue to believe what Christ taught. Anyone who does that belongs to God the Father and to his Son, Jesus.
- Revelation 2:18‘Write this to the angel of the church at Thyatira: “This is the message to you from the Son of God. He has eyes that burn brightly like flames of fire. His feet shine like bright metal.
- John 3:15As a result, everyone who believes him will be able to live for ever with God.
Commentaries on John 20:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31That ye might believe - What is here recorded is to give a full proof of the Divinity of Christ; that he is the promised Messiah; that he really suffered and rose again from the dead; and that through him every believer might have eternal life. Life - Several MSS., versions, and fathers read eternal life, and this is undoubtedly the meaning of the word, whether the various reading be admitted or not. Grotius has conjectured that the Gospel, as written by…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31These are written - Those recorded in this gospel. That ye might believe - This is a clue to the design which John had in view in writing this gospel. The whole scope or end of the book is to accomplish two objects: 1.To prove that Jesus was the Messiah; and, 2.That they who looked at the proof might be convinced and have eternal life. This design is kept in view throughout the book. The miracles, facts, arguments, instructions, and conversations of our…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-31Verses 30-31 There were other signs and proofs of our Lord's resurrection, but these were committed to writing, that all might believe that Jesus was the promised Messiah, the Saviour of sinners, and the Son of God; that, by this faith, they might obtain eternal life, by his mercy, truth, and power. May we believe that Jesus is the Christ, and believing may we have life through his name.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31so that you may believe: Some manuscripts use the present tense, showing that John wrote to encourage those who already believe. Other manuscripts read “that you may [come to] believe,” which suggests that John was helping people begin to have faith (compare 1:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. But these are written--as sufficient specimens. the Christ, the Son of God--the one His official, the other His personal, title. believing ... may have life--(See on Joh 6:51-54).Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 20
- 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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