John 7:31

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Yet many of the crowd believed in him and said,“Whenever the Christ comes, he won’t perform more miraculous signs than this man did, will he?”

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  • John 12:42 : 42 Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue.
  • Matt 12:23 : 23 All the crowds were amazed and said,“Could this one be the Son of David?”
  • Luke 8:13 : 13 Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in a time of testing fall away.
  • John 2:11 : 11 Jesus did this as the first of his miraculous signs, in Cana of Galilee. In this way he revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
  • John 2:23-24 : 23 Jesus at the Passover Feast Now while Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Feast of the Passover, many people believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs he was doing. 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people.
  • John 3:2 : 2 came to Jesus at night and said to him,“Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs that you do unless God is with him.”
  • John 4:39 : 39 The Samaritans Respond Now many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the report of the woman who testified,“He told me everything I ever did.”
  • John 6:2 : 2 A large crowd was following him because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick.
  • John 6:14-15 : 14 Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another,“This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world.” 15 Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone.
  • John 8:30-32 : 30 While he was saying these things, many people believed in him. 31 Abraham’s Children and the Devil’s Children Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him,“If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
  • John 9:16 : 16 Then some of the Pharisees began to say,“This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath.” But others said,“How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a division among them.
  • John 10:41-42 : 41 Many came to him and began to say,“John performed no miraculous sign, but everything John said about this man was true!” 42 And many believed in Jesus there.
  • John 11:45 : 45 The Response of the Jewish Leaders Then many of the people, who had come with Mary and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in him.
  • John 12:11 : 11 for on account of him many of the Jewish people from Jerusalem were going away and believing in Jesus.
  • Acts 8:13 : 13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.
  • Jas 2:26 : 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
  • Matt 11:3-6 : 3 “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?” 4 Jesus answered them,“Go tell John what you hear and see: 5 The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them 6 – and blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me!”

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  • John 10:41-42
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    41Many came to him and began to say,“John performed no miraculous sign, but everything John said about this man was true!”

    42And many believed in Jesus there.

  • John 12:37-38
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    37The Outcome of Jesus’ Public Ministry Foretold Although Jesus had performed so many miraculous signs before them, they still refused to believe in him,

    38so that the word of the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled. He said,“Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

  • John 8:30
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    30While he was saying these things, many people believed in him.

  • John 11:45-48
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    45The Response of the Jewish Leaders Then many of the people, who had come with Mary and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in him.

    46But some of them went to the Pharisees and reported to them what Jesus had done.

    47So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said,“What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.

    48If we allow him to go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our sanctuary and our nation.”

  • John 7:40-41
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    40Differing Opinions About Jesus When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say,“This really is the Prophet!”

    41Others said,“This is the Christ!” But still others said,“No, for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he?

  • John 2:23
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    23Jesus at the Passover Feast Now while Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Feast of the Passover, many people believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs he was doing.

  • John 4:41-42
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    41and because of his word many more believed.

    42They said to the woman,“No longer do we believe because of your words, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this one really is the Savior of the world.”

  • John 7:48
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    48None of the members of the ruling council or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they?

  • John 7:11-12
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    11So the Jewish leaders were looking for him at the feast, asking,“Where is he?”

    12There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying,“He is a good man,” but others,“He deceives the common people.”

  • John 7:32
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    32The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.

  • John 6:29-30
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    29Jesus replied,“This is the deed God requires– to believe in the one whom he sent.”

    30So they said to him,“Then what miraculous sign will you perform, so that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?

  • John 12:11
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    11for on account of him many of the Jewish people from Jerusalem were going away and believing in Jesus.

  • John 7:30
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    30So then they tried to seize Jesus, but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.

  • John 12:18
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    18Because they had heard that Jesus had performed this miraculous sign, the crowd went out to meet him.

  • John 6:14
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    14Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another,“This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

  • John 16:31
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    31Jesus replied,“Do you now believe?

  • John 7:25-27
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    25Questions About Jesus’ Identity Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say,“Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

    26Yet here he is, speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to him. Do the ruling authorities really know that this man is the Christ?

    27But we know where this man comes from. Whenever the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from.”

  • John 6:2
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    2A large crowd was following him because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick.

  • John 20:30
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    30Now Jesus performed many other miraculous signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not recorded in this book.

  • John 4:48
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    48So Jesus said to him,“Unless you people see signs and wonders you will never believe!”

  • John 12:42
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    42Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue.

  • John 12:9
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    9Now a large crowd of Judeans learned that Jesus was there, and so they came not only because of him but also to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead.

  • Mark 11:31
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    31They discussed with one another, saying,“If we say,‘From heaven,’ he will say,‘Then why did you not believe him?’

  • John 9:36
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    36The man replied,“And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”

  • Luke 7:9
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    9When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him. He turned and said to the crowd that followed him,“I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith!”

  • John 7:43-46
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    43So there was a division in the crowd because of Jesus.

    44Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.

    45Lack of Belief Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them,“Why didn’t you bring him back with you?”

    46The officers replied,“No one ever spoke like this man!”

  • Luke 7:20-21
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    20When the men came to Jesus, they said,“John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask,‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?’”

    21At that very time Jesus cured many people of diseases, sicknesses, and evil spirits, and granted sight to many who were blind.

  • John 11:27
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    27She replied,“Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who comes into the world.”

  • Acts 8:6
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    6The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.

  • John 4:39
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    39The Samaritans Respond Now many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the report of the woman who testified,“He told me everything I ever did.”

  • John 3:2
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    2came to Jesus at night and said to him,“Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs that you do unless God is with him.”

  • Luke 22:67
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    67and said,“If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them,“If I tell you, you will not believe,

  • John 11:37
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    37But some of them said,“This is the man who caused the blind man to see! Couldn’t he have done something to keep Lazarus from dying?”

  • Matt 9:8
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    8When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.

  • Luke 3:15
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    15While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,