John 2:23

John 2:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
• New International Version (NIV)Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did.

Context of John 2:23

21But the temple Jesus spoke about was his own body. 22After he came back to life, his disciples remembered that he had said this. So they believed the Scripture and this statement that Jesus had made. While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover festival, many people believed in him because they saw the miracles that he performed. 24Jesus, however, was wary of these believers. He understood people 25and didn’t need anyone to tell him about human nature. He knew what people were really like.

John 2:23 word by word

Ὡς δὲ ἦν ἐν τοῖς Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐν τῷ πάσχα ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ, πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ θεωροῦντες αὐτοῦ τὰ σημεῖα ἃ ἐποίει.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• he wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414
• the passoverπάσχαpascha · Passover lambG3957
• the feastἑορτήheortē · festivalG1859
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• when they sawθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
• the miraclesσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for John 2:23

• John 3:2He came to Jesus one night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that God has sent you as a teacher. No one can perform the miracles you perform unless God is with him.”
• John 6:14When the people saw the miracle Jesus performed, they said, “This man is certainly the prophet who is to come into the world.”
• John 7:31However, many people in the crowd believed in him. They asked, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform more miracles than this man has?”
• John 8:30As Jesus was saying this, many people believed in him.
• John 12:42Many rulers believed in Jesus. However, they wouldn’t admit it publicly because the Pharisees would have thrown them out of the synagogue.
• Matthew 13:20The seed planted on rocky ground ⌞is the person who⌟ hears the word and accepts it at once with joy.
• Mark 4:16Other people are like seeds that were planted on rocky ground. Whenever they hear the word, they accept it at once with joy.
• Luke 8:13Some people are like seeds on rocky soil. They welcome the word with joy whenever they hear it, but they don’t develop any roots. They believe for a while, but when their faith is tested, they abandon it.
• Galatians 5:6As far as our relationship to Christ Jesus is concerned, it doesn’t matter whether we are circumcised or not. But what matters is a faith that expresses itself through love.
• Ephesians 3:16I’m asking God to give you a gift from the wealth of his glory. I pray that he would give you inner strength and power through his Spirit.
• James 2:19You believe that there is one God. That’s fine! The demons also believe that, and they tremble with fear.

Commentaries on John 2:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Many believed in his name - They believed him to be the promised Messiah, but did not believe in him to the salvation of their souls: for we find, from the following verse, that their hearts were not at all changed, because our blessed Lord could not trust himself to them.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Feast-day - Feast. During the celebration of the Passover, which continued eight days. Miracles which he did - These miracles are not particularly recorded. Jesus took occasion to work miracles, and to preach at that time, for a great multitude were present from all parts of Judea. It was a favorable opportunity for making known his doctrines and showing the evidence that he was the Christ, and he embraced it. We should always seek and embrace…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-25Verses 23-25 Our Lord knew all men, their nature, dispositions, affections, designs, so as we do not know any man, not even ourselves. He knows his crafty enemies, and all their secret projects; his false friends, and their true characters. He knows who are truly his, knows their uprightness, and knows their weaknesses. We know what is done by men; Christ knows what is in them, he tries the heart. Beware of a dead faith, or a formal profession: carnal…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25In this section, Jesus appeared at two symbolic Jewish ceremonies. At a wedding in Cana (2:1–12), he replaced the ritual cleansing water with his own superior wine. Later, around Passover, he cleansed the temple (2:13–25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2523-25. in the feast day--the foregoing things occurring probably before the feast began. many believed--superficially, struck merely by "the miracles He did." Of these we have no record.Read the comment

Topics related to John 2:23

• Faith
• Feasts
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Passover

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Fill
• Hour
• Miracle
• Propitiation
• Scourge
• Syriac
• Testify
• Chronology of the New Testament
• Gnosticism

Commentaries on John 2

• 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
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings