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John 10:42
And many in that place believed in Jesus.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus concludes His shepherd discourse after many approached Him, noting that John the Baptist performed no signs yet accurately testified about Him.
The words — The Greek πολλοὶ (polloi, “many”) and ἐπιστεύσαν (episteusan, “believed”) combined with εἰς (eis, “into”) describe a crowd’s trust placed directly into Jesus. The narrative anchors this event geographically with ἐκεῖ (ekei, “there”).
The thread — This pattern of widespread belief appears in John 4:41, John 12:42, and John 2:23, where crowds or leaders respond to Jesus’ words or signs with faith.
Why it lands — The text records that many trusted Jesus in a specific location after hearing accurate testimony about Him. A reader must decide whether to place trust in His identity based on what is said, rather than waiting for visible confirmation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And many believed on him there.
Cross-references
- John 4:41 And many more believed because of His message.
- John 12:42 Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
- John 2:23 While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
- John 4:39 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
- John 7:31 Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
- John 8:30 As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.
- John 11:45 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him.