Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Many came to him. They said, “John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true.”
- KJV And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were 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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- John 1:33–34I 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 1:29–30The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- Luke 7:26–30What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
- Luke 12:1In 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.
- Matt 14:2and 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 1:37and when they found Him, they said, “Everyone is looking for You!”
- John 1:27He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
- Luke 5:1On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
- Matt 4:23–25Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- John 3:26–36So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
- Matt 3:11–12I 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.
- John 2:11Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
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