Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB Therefore many of the Jews, who came to Mary and saw what Jesus did, believed in him.
- KJV Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
- NKJV Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him.
- NASB Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what He had done, believed in Him.
- NLT Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen.
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Quick answer
Many Jews who witnessed the miracle believe in Jesus. The sign produces genuine faith.
Overview
The raising of Lazarus achieves its intended effect for many, leading them to trust in Jesus. Their belief fulfills the purpose of the sign and of John's Gospel. Yet, as the following verses show, the same miracle hardens others, illustrating how the same revelation divides hearts.
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Cross-references · 8
- John 11:19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.
- John 2:23While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
- John 12:9–11Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
- John 12:42Nevertheless, 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 12:17–19Meanwhile, many people continued to testify that they had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.
- John 10:41Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”
- John 7:31Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
- John 11:31When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
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