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

39Then they attempted again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches. 40Jesus went back across the Jordan River again to the place where John had been baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there. Many came to him and began to say, “John performed no miraculous sign, but everything John said about this man was true!” 42And many believed in Jesus 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

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 came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified – see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”
• Matthew 4:23Jesus went throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and sickness among the people.
• Mark 1:37When they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking for you.”
• Luke 5:1Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.
• Luke 12:1Meanwhile, when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
• Matthew 14:2and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead! And because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”
• Luke 7:26What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
• John 1:29On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
• John 3:29The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete.
• Matthew 3:11“I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am – I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
• Luke 7:29(Now all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

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