And many believed in Him there.
Parallel translations
- WEB Many believed in him there.
- KJV And many believed on him there.
- BSB And many in that place believed in Jesus.
- NASB And many believed in Him there.
- NLT And many who were there believed in Jesus.
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Quick answer
Many in that place believe in Jesus. His ministry beyond the Jordan bears a harvest of faith.
Overview
In contrast to the unbelief in Jerusalem, this region responds with faith. The fruit confirms both Jesus' words and John's earlier testimony. The verse closes the chapter on a note of belief and prepares for the climactic sign in chapter eleven.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- John 4:41Many more believed because of his word.
- John 7:31But of the multitude, many believed in him. They said, “When the Christ comes, he won’t do more signs than those which this man has done, will he?”
- John 2:23Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name, observing his signs which he did.
- John 11:45Therefore many of the Jews, who came to Mary and saw what Jesus did, believed in him.
- John 4:39From that city many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified, “He told me everything that I did.”
- John 12:42Nevertheless even of the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they didn’t confess it, so that they wouldn’t be put out of the synagogue,
- John 8:30As he spoke these things, many believed in him.
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John declares him plainly: the eternal Word made flesh, the Lamb of God, the great 'I AM' — bread, light, door, shepherd, way, truth, life, resurrection — that you may believe and have life in his name.
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