John 7:31

John 7:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
• New International Version (NIV)Still, many in the crowd believed in him. They said, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs than this man?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, "When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And many of the people believed in Him, and said, “When the Christ comes, will He do more signs than these which this Man has done?”

Context of John 7:31

29but I know him, because I have come from him and he sent me.” 30So then they tried to seize Jesus, but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come. Yet many of the crowd believed in him and said, “Whenever the Christ comes, he won’t perform more miraculous signs than this man did, will he?” 32The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him. 33Then Jesus said, “I will be with you for only a little while longer, and then I am going to the one who sent me.

John 7:31 word by word

ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου δὲ πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτὸν καὶ ἔλεγον ὁ χριστὸς ὅταν ἔλθῃ, μὴ πλείονα σημεῖα ποιήσει ὧν οὗτος ἐποίησεν;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• ·μήτιmēti · surely notG3385
• will he doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• moreπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
• miraclesσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• than theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739

Cross-references for John 7:31

• John 2:23Now while Jesus was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, many people believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs he was doing.
• John 4:39Now many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the report of the woman who testified, “He told me everything I ever did.”
• John 6:14Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another, “This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
• John 8:30While he was saying these things, many people believed in him.
• John 12:42Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue.
• Matthew 12:23All the crowds were amazed and said, “Could this one be the Son of David?”
• Luke 8:13Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in a time of testing fall away.
• Acts 8:13Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.
• James 2:26For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
• John 3:2came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs that you do unless God is with him.”
• John 6:2A large crowd was following him because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick.
• John 9:16Then some of the Pharisees began to say, “This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a division among them.
• John 10:41Many came to him and began to say, “John performed no miraculous sign, but everything John said about this man was true!”
• Matthew 11:3“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”

Commentaries on John 7:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Will he do more miracles - It was the belief of the Jews, and they founded it upon Isaiah 35:5, that, when the Messiah came, he would do all kinds of miracles; and, in order that they might have the fullest proof of the Divine mission of Christ, it had pleased God to cause miracles to cease for between four and five hundred years, and that John the Baptist himself had not wrought any. His miracles, therefore, were a full proof of his Divine mission.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-36Verses 31-36 The discourses of Jesus convinced many that he was the Messiah; but they had not courage to own it. It is comfort to those who are in the world, but not of it, and therefore are hated by it and weary of it, that they shall not be in it always, that they shall not be in it long. Our days being evil, it is well they are few. The days of life and of grace do not last long; and sinners, when in misery, will be glad of the help they now despise…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-52This chapter describes Jesus at the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus used parts of the feast to reveal his true identity to his fellow Jews and to show that he had fulfilled the feast's essential meaning (see 7:37–39; 8:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3230-32. sought to take ... none laid hands--their impotence being equal to their malignity.Read the comment

Topics related to John 7:31

• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

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Commentaries on John 7

• 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
• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings