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 He was speaking about the temple of His body. 22So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He said this; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken. Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name as they observed His signs which He was doing. 24But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, because He knew all people, 25and because He did not need anyone to testify about mankind, for He Himself knew what was in mankind.

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

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• He was in JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414
• the Passoverπάσχαpascha · Passover lambG3957
• duringἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the feastἑορτήheortē · festivalG1859
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• in His nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• observedθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
• His signsσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• He was doingποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for John 2:23

• John 3:2this man came to Jesus at night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
• John 6:14Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
• John 7:31But many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, “When the Christ comes, He will not perform more signs than those which this man has done, will He?”
• John 8:30As He said these things, many came to believe in Him.
• John 12:42Nevertheless many, even of the rulers, believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, so that they would not be excommunicated from the synagogue;
• Matthew 13:20The one sown with seed on the rocky places, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;
• Mark 4:16And in a similar way these are the ones sown with seed on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
• Luke 8:13Those on the rocky soil are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and yet these do not have a firm root; they believe for a while, and in a time of temptation they fall away.
• Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.
• Ephesians 3:16that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner self,
• James 2:19You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.

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