John 10:41

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

39Therefore they were seeking again to arrest Him, and He eluded their grasp. 40And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He stayed there. Many came to Him and were saying, “While John performed no sign, yet everything John said about this Man was true.” 42And many believed in Him there.

John 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

• Manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• to Him and were sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• performedποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• noοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• signσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• yetδέde · thenG1161
• everythingπᾶςpas · allG3956
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• was trueἀληθήςalēthēs · trueG227

Cross-references for John 10:41

• John 3:26And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified--behold, He is baptizing and all the people are coming to Him.”
• Matthew 4:23Jesus was going about in all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
• Mark 1:37and they found Him and said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.”
• Luke 5:1Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;
• Luke 12:1Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
• Matthew 14:2and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he himself has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
• Luke 7:26But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet.
• John 1:29The next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
• John 3:29He who has the bride is the groom; but the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to him, rejoices greatly because of the groom’s voice. So this joy of mine has been made full.
• Matthew 3:11“As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
• Luke 7:29When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged God’s justice, having been baptized 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

Topics related to John 10:41

• Bethabara
• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• John

In the dictionaries

• Fold
• Lay
• Sanctify
• Thief
• God
• Inspiration
• John, Gospel of
• Oil
• Sheep Tending
• Teach; Teacher; Teaching

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