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Is Jesus the Christ?

John 7:31

In 9 translations

BSB
Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
KJV
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?
WEB
But 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?”
ASV
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?
LSV
and many out of the multitude believed in Him and said, “The Christ—when He may come—will He do more signs than these that this One did?”
YLT
and many out of the multitude did believe in him, and said — 'The Christ — when he may come — will he do more signs than these that this one did?'
DBY
But many of the crowd believed on him, and said, Will the Christ, when he comes, do more signs than those which this [man] has done?
DRC
But of the people many believed in him, and said: When the Christ cometh, shall he do more miracles, than these which this man doth?
GNV
Now many of the people beleeued in him, and said, When that Christ commeth, will he doe moe miracles then this man hath done?

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read μὴ (“Surely not”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read μήτι (“Surely not ever”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place δὲ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place πολλοὶ elsewhere in this verse.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὅτι (“that”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τούτων (“than these things”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (4)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου δὲ πολλοὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου δὲ πολλοὶ; Robinson–Pierpont read Πολλοὶ δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου.
  • SBLGNT: ἔλεγον. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἔλεγον; Robinson–Pierpont add ὅτι.
  • SBLGNT: μὴ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read μὴ; Robinson–Pierpont read μήτι.
  • SBLGNT: σημεῖα. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read σημεῖα; Robinson–Pierpont add τούτων.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου δὲ πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν, καὶ ἔλεγον· Ὁ χριστὸς ὅταν ἔλθῃ μὴ πλείονα σημεῖα ποιήσει ὧν οὗτος ἐποίησεν;
RP2018
Πολλοὶ δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν, καὶ ἔλεγον ὅτι Ὁ χριστὸς ὅταν ἔλθῃ, μήτι πλείονα σημεῖα τούτων ποιήσει ὧν οὗτος ἐποίησεν;
TR-Boyd
Πολλοὶ δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν, καὶ ἔλεγον ὅτι Ὁ Χριστὸς ὅταν ἔλθῃ, μήτι πλείονα σημεῖα τούτων ποιήσει ὧν οὗτος ἐποίησεν;
SCR1894
πολλοι δε εκ του οχλου επιστευσαν εις αυτον και ελεγον οτι ο χριστος οταν ελθη μητι πλειονα σημεια τουτων ποιησει ων ουτος εποιησεν

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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.
  • Matthew 12:23The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
  • John 11:45Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him.
  • John 10:41–42Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.” And many in that place believed in Jesus.
  • Acts 8:13Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
  • John 8:30–32As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him. So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
  • John 3:2He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
  • John 9:16Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
  • John 12:11for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.
  • John 6:14–15When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force,…
  • James 2:26As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
  • Matthew 11:3–6to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?” Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the…
  • John 2:11Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
  • Luke 8:13The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
  • John 6:2A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
  • John 2:23–24While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name. But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.

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