Bible Strands
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.
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — Jesus is in Jerusalem during the Passover Feast while crowds witness His miraculous signs. The narrator records this as a direct observation of public reaction to His ministry.
The words — Ὡς (Hōs) means "when" and marks the temporal setting of the narrative. Ἱεροσολύμοις (Hierosolymois) literally denotes the city of Jerusalem where the Passover observance occurs.
The thread — Similar reactions to Jesus' signs appear in John 7:31 and John 6:14, where crowds witness miracles and respond with belief or recognition. Luke 8:13 contrasts this surface-level faith with the lack of enduring root in receptive hearts.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to recognize that visual evidence alone does not guarantee genuine commitment. It demands an examination of whether belief persists beyond initial wonder.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Greek words
King James Version
Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
Cross-references
- 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 6:14 When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
- Luke 8:13 The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
- Ephesians 3:16 I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
- Mark 4:16 Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
- John 2:13 When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
- John 3:2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
- John 8:30 As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.
- Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.
- Matthew 13:20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.