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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Now	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
when	Ὡς Hōs	G5613	which how · particle
was	ἦν ēn	G2258	I (thou
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
Jerusalem	Ἱεροσολύμοις Hi'erosolumois	G2414	Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim) · noun — dative plural neuter, a place
at	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
passover	πάσχα pascha	G3957	the Passover (the meal · noun — dative singular neuter
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
feast	ἑορτῇ, he'ortēa	G1859	a festival · noun — dative singular feminine
many	πολλοὶ polloi	G4183	(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many · adjective — nominative plural masculine
believed	ἐπίστευσαν episteusan	G4100	to have faith (in · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
in	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
name	ὄνομα onoma	G3686	a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority · noun — accusative singular neuter
saw	θεωροῦντες theōrountes	G2334	to be a spectator of · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
miracles	σημεῖα sēmeia	G4592	an indication · noun — accusative plural neuter
which	ἃ ha	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative plural neuter
he	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
did	ἐποίει. epoiei	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

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?
John 6:14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
Luke 8:13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time…
Ephesians 3:16-17 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
Mark 4:16-17 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
John 2:13 And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
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 t…
John 8:30-31 As he spake these words, many believed on him.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 2:23–end

We have here an account of the success, the poor success, of Christ's preaching and miracles at Jerusalem, while he kept the passover there. Observe, I. That our Lord Jesus, when he was at Jerusalem at the passover, did preach and work miracles. People's believing on him implied that he preached; and it is expressly said, They saw the miracles he did. He was now in Jerusalem, the holy city, whence the word of the Lord was to go froth. His residence was mostly in Galilee, and therefore when he was in Jerusalem he was very busy. The time was holy time, the feast-day, time appointed for the service of God; at the passover the Levites taught the good knowledge of the Lord (Ch2 30:22), and Christ…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 2:23

in the feast day--the foregoing things occurring probably before the feast began. many believed--superficially, struck merely by "the miracles He did." Of these we have no record.

Adam Clarke on John 2:23

Many believed in his name - They believed him to be the promised Messiah, but did not believe in him to the salvation of their souls: for we find, from the following verse, that their hearts were not at all changed, because our blessed Lord could not trust himself to them.

John Gill on John 2:23

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover,.... Whither he went, in order to keep it, that being at hand, and now come; see John 2:13; in the feast day; either on the day the Chagigah was eaten, which was sometimes emphatically called "the feast", as in Numbers 28:16, "and in the fourteenth day of the first month, is the passover of the Lord; and in the fifteenth day of this month, is the feast"; the passover lamb was eaten on the fourteenth day of the month "Nisan", and the "Chagigah" was on the fifteenth; in the former only a lamb was eaten, in the other, cattle out of the herds; hence mention is made, both of flocks and herds, for the keeping the passover, Deuteronomy 16:2. Jarchi's no…

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The Church Fathers

(in loc.) The Evangelist has related above what our Lord did on his way to Jerusalem; now He relates how others were affected towards Him at Jerusalem; 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.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Christ ceaseth not from saving and helping. For some He leads to Himself by wise words, the rest startling by God-befitting Power too, He taketh in His net to the faith, by the things which they see Him work persuaded to confess, that the Artificer of these so great wonders is of a truth God.
— Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 2

(t. x. c. 27) But (in the mystical interpretation) we shall attain to the full measure of faith, at the great resurrection of the whole body of Jesus, i. e. His Church; inasmuch as the faith which is from sight, is very different from that which seeth as through a glass darkly. (tom. x. c. 30) But how was it that many believed on Him from seeing His miracles? for he seems to have performed no supernatural works at Jerusalem, except we suppose Scripture to have passed them over. May not however the act of His making a scourge of small cords, and driving all out of the temple, be reckoned a miracle?
— Origen of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Miracle — An event in the external world brought about by the immediate agency or the simple volition of God, operating without the use of means capable of being discerned by the senses, and designed to…
Philip — Lover of horses. (1.) One of the twelve apostles; a native of Bethsaida, “the city of Andrew and Peter” (John 1:44). He readily responded to the call of Jesus when first addressed to him (43), and…
Feast Of The Passover, The · Called the: Passover — Called the: Passover
Law Of Moses, The · Christ: Attended all feasts of — Christ: Attended all feasts of
Miracles · Should produce faith — Should produce faith
Passover · Observed by Jesus — Observed by Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 2:23

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 2:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 2:23

Adam Clarke on John 2:23

John Gill on John 2:23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 2:23

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 2:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 2:23

Adam Clarke on John 2:23

John Gill on John 2:23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on John 2:23–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 2:22