Many came to him. They said, “John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
- BSB Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”
- NKJV Then many came to Him and said, “John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.”
- NASB Many came to Him and were saying, “While John performed no sign, yet everything John said about this Man was true.”
- 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.”
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Many come to Jesus, observing that John did no sign but everything he said about Jesus was true. John's testimony is vindicated.
Overview
The crowds recognize that John, though he worked no miracles, spoke truly in pointing to Christ. This honors the Baptist's faithful witness and shows its lasting fruit. It also underscores that Jesus is the one to whom all true testimony leads.
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Cross-references · 12
- John 1:33–34I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’
- John 1:29–30The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- Luke 7:26–30But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.
- Luke 12:1Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
- Matt 14:2and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”
- Mark 1:37and they found him, and told him, “Everyone is looking for you.”
- John 1:27He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”
- Luke 5:1Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
- Matt 4:23–25Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
- John 3:26–36They came to John, and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, the same baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”
- Matt 3:11–12I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
- John 2:11This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
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