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

39They sought again to take him: and he went forth out of their hand. 40And he went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there he abode. And many came unto him; and they said, John indeed did no sign: but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true. 42And many believed on 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

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• noοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• signσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• butδέde · thenG1161
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• trueἀληθήςalēthēs · trueG227

Cross-references for John 10:41

• John 3:26And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
• Matthew 4:23And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.
• Mark 1:37and they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking thee.
• Luke 5:1Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;
• Luke 12:1In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
• Matthew 14:2and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him.
• Luke 7:26But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
• John 1:29On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!
• John 3:29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
• Matthew 3:11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
• Luke 7:29And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being 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