God’s Word Translation
John 10:41
41Many people went to Jesus. They said, “John didn’t perform any miracles, but everything John said about this man is 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
39The Jews tried to arrest Jesus again, but he got away from them. 40He went back across the Jordan River and stayed in the place where John first baptized people. Many people went to Jesus. They said, “John didn’t perform any miracles, but everything John said about this man is true.” 42Many people there believed in Jesus.
Read all of John 10John 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- resortedἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
- didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- noοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
- miracleσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
- butδέde · thenG1161
- all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
- thatὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
- spakeλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
- this manοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- trueἀληθήςalēthēs · trueG227
- ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
- ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
Cross-references for John 10:41
- John 3:26So they went to John and asked him, “Rabbi, do you remember the man you spoke so favorably about when he was with you on the other side of the Jordan River? Well, he’s baptizing, and everyone is going to him!”
- Matthew 4:23Jesus went all over Galilee. He taught in the synagogues and spread the Good News of the kingdom. He also cured every disease and sickness among the people.
- Mark 1:37When they found him, they told him, “Everyone is looking for you.”
- Luke 5:1One day Jesus was standing by the Sea of Galilee. The people crowded around him as they listened to God’s word.
- Luke 12:1Meanwhile, thousands of people had gathered. They were so crowded that they stepped on each other. Jesus spoke to his disciples and said, “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees. I’m talking about their hypocrisy.
- Matthew 14:2He said to his officials, “This is John the Baptizer! He has come back to life. That’s why he has the power to perform these miracles.”
- Luke 7:26Really, what did you go to see? A prophet? Let me tell you that he is far more than a prophet.
- John 1:29John saw Jesus coming toward him the next day and said, “Look! This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
- John 3:29“The groom is the person to whom the bride belongs. The best man, who stands and listens to him, is overjoyed when the groom speaks. This is the joy that I feel.
- Matthew 3:11I baptize you with water so that you will change the way you think and act. But the one who comes after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
- Luke 7:29“All the people, including tax collectors, heard John. They admitted that God was right by letting John baptize them.
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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