But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn’t believe in him,
Parallel translations
- KJV But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
- BSB Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
- NKJV But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him,
- NASB But though He had performed so many signs in their sight, they still were not believing in Him.
- NLT But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in him.
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Cross-references · 5
- Luke 16:31“He said to him, ‘If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.’”
- John 1:11He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.
- John 15:24If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now have they seen and also hated both me and my Father.
- Matt 11:20Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent.
- John 11:42I know that you always listen to me, but because of the multitude that stands around I said this, that they may believe that you sent me.”
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