John 10 · Verse 41

John 10:41

And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
John 10:41, King James Version

John 10:41 in other translations

BSBMany came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”
WEBMany came to him. They said, “John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true.”
ASVAnd many came unto him; and they said, John indeed did no sign: but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true.
YLTand many came unto him, and said--‘John, indeed, did no sign, and all things, as many as John said about this one were true;'
DARBYAnd many came to him, and said, John did no sign; but all things which John said of this man were true.
BBEAnd a great number of people came to him, saying, John did no sign: but everything John said of this man was true.
WebsterAnd many resorted to him, and said, John performed no miracle; but all things that John spoke of this man were true.

What does John 10:41 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 10:40-42

40-42. went away again beyond Jordan ... the place where John at first baptized--(See on Joh 1:28).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 41. No miracle. He did not confirm his mission by working miracles, but he showed that he was a prophet by foretelling the character and success of Jesus. Either miracle or prophecy is conclusive proof of a divine mission, for no man can foretell a future event, or work a miracle, except by the special aid of God. It may be remarked that the people of that place were properly prepared by the ministry of John for the preaching of Jesus. The persecution of the Jews was the occasion of his going there, and thus the wrath of man was made to praise him. It has commonly happened that the opposition of the wicked has resulted in the increased success of the cause which they have persecuted. God takes the wise in their own craftiness, and brings glory to himself and salvation to sinners out of the pride, and passions, and rage of wicked men.

(m) "all things that John" Jn 3:30-36

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 10:39-42

No weapon formed against our Lord Jesus shall prosper. He escaped, not because he was afraid to suffer, but because his hour was not come. And He who knew how to deliver himself, knows how to deliver the godly our of their temptations, and to make a way for them to escape. Persecutors may drive Christ and his gospel our of their own city or country, but they cannot drive him or it out of the world. When we know…

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John 10:41 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
πολλοὶpolloimanyG4183
ἦλθονēlthoncameG2064
πρὸςprostoG4314
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
καὶkaiandG2532
ἔλεγονelegonwere sayingG3004
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohnG2491
μὲνmenindeedG3303
σημεῖονsēmeionsignG4592
ἐποίησενepoiēsendidG4160
οὐδέν,oudenno[thing],G3762
πάνταpantaeverythingG3956
δὲdehoweverG1161
ὅσαhosaas much asG3745
εἶπενeipensaidG2036
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohnG2491
περὶperiaboutG4012
τούτουtoutouthis [man]G3778
ἀληθῆalēthētrueG227
ἦν.ēnwas.G1510

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 10:41

  • John 1:33-34

    And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

  • John 1:29-30

    The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

  • John 1:27

    He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

  • Matthew 14:2

    And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

  • Mark 1:37

    And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.

  • Luke 12:1

    In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

  • Matthew 3:11-12

    I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

  • Luke 5:1

    And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

  • John 2:11

    This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

  • Luke 7:26-30

    But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. …

  • Matthew 4:23-25

    And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.

  • John 3:26-36

    And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
many.
3:26; Mt 4:23-25; Mr 1:37; Lu 5:1; 12:1
John did.
Mt 14:2; Lu 7:26-28
but.
1:29,33,34; 3:29-36; Mt 3:11,12; Lu 7:29,30

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Context

  • John 10:40

    And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

  • John 10:41

    And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.

  • John 10:42

    And many believed on him there.

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John 10:41 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y muchos venían á él, y decían: Juan, á la verdad, ninguna señal hizo; mas todo lo que Juan dijo de éste, era verdad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et plusieurs vinrent à lui, et ils disaient: Jean n’a fait aucun miracle; mais toutes les choses que Jean a dites de celui-ci étaient vraies.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und viele kamen zu ihm und sagten: Johannes tat zwar kein Zeichen; alles aber, was Johannes von diesem gesagt hat, war wahr.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et multi venerunt ad eum, et dicebant: Quia Joannes quidem signum fecit nullum.