John 7:31

John 7:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
• New International Version (NIV)Still, many in the crowd believed in him. They said, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs than this man?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, "When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And many of the people believed in Him, and said, “When the Christ comes, will He do more signs than these which this Man has done?”

Context of John 7:31

29But I know him because I have come from him. He is the one who sent me.’ 30When they heard this, they tried to take hold of him. But nobody could put their hands on him, because it was not yet the right time. But many people in the crowd believed in Jesus. They said, ‘This man has done so many miracles. Surely he is the Messiah! Nobody could do more miracles than he has done.’ 32The Pharisees heard what these people were saying quietly about Jesus. Then the leaders of the priests and the Pharisees sent some of their officers to take him away. 33Jesus said, ‘I will be with you for only a short time. Then I will return to the one who sent me.

John 7:31 word by word

ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου δὲ πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτὸν καὶ ἔλεγον ὁ χριστὸς ὅταν ἔλθῃ, μὴ πλείονα σημεῖα ποιήσει ὧν οὗτος ἐποίησεν;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• ·μήτιmēti · surely notG3385
• will he doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• moreπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
• miraclesσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• than theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739

Cross-references for John 7:31

• John 2:23While Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover festival, he did many miracles. Many people saw these miracles that showed he was from God. As a result, they believed in Jesus.
• John 4:39Many of the people who lived in that town in Samaria heard the woman's story. She had said to them, ‘He told me all the things that I have ever done!’ Because of this, they believed in Jesus.
• John 6:14The people saw this miracle that Jesus did. So they began to talk about it. They said, ‘Certainly, this man is the Prophet who must come into the world.’
• John 8:30Many people who heard Jesus say these things believed in him.
• John 12:42But even at that time, many of the Jewish leaders did believe in Jesus. But they were afraid of the Pharisees. So they did not tell people that they believed. They were afraid that the Pharisees would send them away from their meeting places.
• Matthew 12:23When Jesus did this, all the people were very surprised. They asked each other, ‘Maybe this man is the Son of David that God will send to us. Could that be true?’
• Luke 8:13Some seeds fell on ground with rocks in it. This is like people who hear the message from God and they are very happy for a time. But they are like plants that have not grown down well into the soil. They believe in God for a short time. But when they have problems, they stop believing.
• Acts 8:13Simon also believed and Philip baptized him too. After this, Simon stayed near to Philip. He was very surprised at the powerful miracles which Philip did.
• James 2:26If our bodies have no spirit, they are dead. In the same way, if our faith does not lead us to do good things, it is dead.
• John 3:2He came to speak with Jesus at night. He said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, we know that God has sent you to us. We have seen the miracles that you are doing. Nobody could do these things unless God was with him.’
• John 6:2A large crowd of people followed him, because of the miracles that he had done. They had seen him make sick people well.
• John 9:16So some of the Pharisees said, ‘This man Jesus cannot have come from God. He does not obey the rules about our day of rest.’ But other Pharisees said, ‘Nobody who is bad could do great things like this!’ So they did not agree with each other.
• John 10:41Many people came to him. They said to each other, ‘John did not do any miracles. But everything that he said about this man was true.’
• Matthew 11:3They said to him, ‘John the Baptist wants to know this: Are you the special person that God has promised to send to us? If not, should we still look for someone else?’

Commentaries on John 7:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Will he do more miracles - It was the belief of the Jews, and they founded it upon Isaiah 35:5, that, when the Messiah came, he would do all kinds of miracles; and, in order that they might have the fullest proof of the Divine mission of Christ, it had pleased God to cause miracles to cease for between four and five hundred years, and that John the Baptist himself had not wrought any. His miracles, therefore, were a full proof of his Divine mission.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-36Verses 31-36 The discourses of Jesus convinced many that he was the Messiah; but they had not courage to own it. It is comfort to those who are in the world, but not of it, and therefore are hated by it and weary of it, that they shall not be in it always, that they shall not be in it long. Our days being evil, it is well they are few. The days of life and of grace do not last long; and sinners, when in misery, will be glad of the help they now despise…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-52This chapter describes Jesus at the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus used parts of the feast to reveal his true identity to his fellow Jews and to show that he had fulfilled the feast's essential meaning (see 7:37–39; 8:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3230-32. sought to take ... none laid hands--their impotence being equal to their malignity.Read the comment

Topics related to John 7:31

• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

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Commentaries on John 7

• 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
• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings