John 7:31
And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
KJV
Πολλοὶ δὲ ἐπίστευσαν ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου εἰς αὐτόν, καὶ ἔλεγον· ὁ Χριστὸς ὅταν ἔλθῃ μὴ πλείονα σημεῖα ποιήσει ὧν οὗτος ποιεῖ;
Greek NT
De turba autem multi crediderunt in eum, et dicebant : Christus cum venerit, numquid plura signa faciet quam quæ hic facit ?
Vulgate
But of the multitude many believed on him; and they said, When the Christ shall come, will he do more signs than those which this man hath done?
ASV
But of the people many believed in him and said: When the Christ cometh, shall he do more miracles than this man doth?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
4 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου δὲ πολλοὶ — SBLGNT
- ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου δὲ πολλοὶ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Πολλοὶ δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου — Robinson-Pierpont
- ἔλεγον — SBLGNT
- ἔλεγον — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + ὅτι — Robinson-Pierpont
- μὴ — SBLGNT
- μὴ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- μήτι — Robinson-Pierpont
- σημεῖα — SBLGNT
- σημεῖα — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + τούτων — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
1. Every virtue is a good thing, but most of all gentleness and meekness. This shows us men; this makes us to differ from wild beasts; this fits us to vie with Angels. Wherefore Christ continually expends many words about this virtue, bidding us be meek and gentle. Nor does He merely expend words about it, but also teaches it by His actions; at one time buffeted and bearing it,…
Cross-references
- Acts 8:13 — Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
- Jas 2:26 — For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
- John 2:23 — Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
- John 3:2 — The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
- John 8:30 — As he spake these words, many believed on him.
- John 8:30 — As he spake these words, many believed on him.
- John 9:16 — Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
- 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.
- John 11:45 — Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
- John 12:42 — Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
- John 15:24 — If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
- Matt 12:23 — And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?