Bible Strands
John 10:41
Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records that crowds traveled to Jesus at the Jordan crossing where John had previously baptized. The speakers are unnamed individuals addressing Jesus directly after hearing His teaching.
The words — πολλοὶ (polloi) means “many,” and ἔλεγον (elegon) translates as “were saying.” These terms mark the crowd’s physical approach and their verbal testimony.
The thread — The crowd’s statement recalls John’s prior witness that Jesus is the Lamb of God (John 1:29) and the Spirit-baptizing Messiah (John 1:33). Matthew 3:11 similarly documents John identifying a coming figure superior to himself.
Why it lands — The text reports a factual observation that John’s unmiraculous words proved accurate regarding Jesus. A reader must confront the crowd’s acknowledgment and proceed to the explicit call to believe in Jesus (John 10:42).
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The Greek words
King James Version
And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
Cross-references
- John 1:33 I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
- John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- Matthew 3:11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
- Matthew 4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Matthew 14:2 and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
- Mark 1:37 and when they found Him, they said, “Everyone is looking for You!”
- Luke 5:1 On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
- Luke 7:26 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
- Luke 12:1 In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
- John 1:27 He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”