New King James Version
John 10:41
41Then many came to Him and said, “John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.”
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 Living Translation (NLT)And many followed him. “John didn’t perform miraculous signs,” they remarked to one another, “but everything he said about this man has come true.”
Context of John 10:41
39Therefore they sought again to seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand. 40And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed. Then many came to Him and said, “John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.” 42And many believed in Him there.
Read all of John 10John 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 3:26And 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 are coming to Him!”
- Matthew 4:23And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
- Mark 1:37When they found Him, they said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.”
- Luke 5:1So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,
- Luke 12:1In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say 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 is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.”
- Luke 7:26But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.
- John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward 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 bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.
- Matthew 3:11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
- Luke 7:29And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors justified God, 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
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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
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