John 10:42
And so a lot of those people believed in Jesus.
Plain English Version
In The King James Version
And many believed on him there.
In Context
Cross References
John 2:23While Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover ceremony, the people there saw him do powerful things, and lots of them believed in him.
John 4:41He talked to them and told them his message, and even more people believed in him.
John 8:30A big mob of people were listening to Jesus at that time, and a lot of them believed in him.
John 12:42But lots of people did believe in Jesus. Even some of the Jewish leaders believed in him. But those leaders didn’t tell anybody about it. You see, Jesus’s enemies, the Pharisee mob, they said, “If anyone believes in Jesus, we will not let them come to our meeting houses and pray to God with us.” So those leaders that believed in him stayed quiet.
Matthew Henry on John 10:40-42
Christ Retires beyond Jordan. 39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, 40 And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. 41 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. 42 And many believed on him there. We have here the issue of the conference with the Jews. One would have thought it would have convinced and melted them, but their hearts were hardened. Here… Read the whole commentary →