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chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Even as he spoke, many believed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then many who heard him say these things believed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As he was saying these things, many believed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Of His speaking these things, many believed in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As he spake these words, many believed on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />As He spoke these words, many believed in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As He said these things, many came to believe in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As He spoke these things, many came to believe in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />As He spoke these things, many came to believe in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As He was speaking these things, many believed in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As He said these things, many believed in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As he was saying these things, many believed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As He was saying these things, many believed in Him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As he spake these things, many believed on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After Jesus said this, many of the people put their faith in him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As he spake these things, many believed on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As Jesus was saying this, many people believed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Many who heard Jesus say these things believed in him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />While he was saying these things, many believed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />While he was saying these things, many people believed in him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As he spoke these things, many believed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As he spoke these words, many believed on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />As He thus spoke, many became believers in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As he spoke these things, many believed in him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As He is speaking these things, many believed in Him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Of His speaking these things, many believed in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As he is speaking these things, many believed in him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He speaking these, many believed in him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When he spoke these things, many believed in him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />As he was speaking these things, many believed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Because he spoke this way, many came to believe in him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As he was saying these things, many believed in him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />While he was speaking these words, a great many believed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />When he was speaking these things, many trusted in him.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />While he was speaking these words, many believed on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />He speaking these things, many believed on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />As he spake these words, many believed on him.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />upon this discourse many believed on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />As He thus spoke, many became believers in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />As He spake these things, many believed on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />As He spake these <i>words</i> many believed on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/8-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=2942" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/8.htm">The Truth will Set You Free</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.” <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">As Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: lalountos (V-PPA-GMS) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">spoke</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: Tauta (DPro-ANP) -- This; he, she, it. ">these things,</a> <a href="/greek/4183.htm" title="4183: polloi (Adj-NMP) -- Much, many; often. ">many</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: episteusan (V-AIA-3P) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">believed</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">in</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">31</span>So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-66.htm">John 6:66-69</a></span><br />From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him. / So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?” / Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-42.htm">John 12:42-43</a></span><br />Nevertheless, 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. / For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-31.htm">John 7:31</a></span><br />Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-41.htm">John 10:41-42</a></span><br />Many 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-45.htm">John 11:45</a></span><br />Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-1.htm">Acts 14:1</a></span><br />At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-11.htm">Acts 17:11-12</a></span><br />Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true. / As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-17.htm">Romans 10:17</a></span><br />Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-32.htm">Matthew 21:32</a></span><br />For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-13.htm">Luke 8:13</a></span><br />The 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-16.htm">Mark 4:16-17</a></span><br />Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy. / But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-1.htm">Isaiah 53:1</a></span><br />Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a></span><br />“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Ezekiel 33:31-32</a></span><br />So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain. / Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As he spoke these words, many believed on him.</p><p class="hdg">many.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/2-23.htm">John 2:23</a></b></br> Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast <i>day</i>, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/6-14.htm">John 6:14</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/7-31.htm">John 7:31</a></b></br> And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this <i>man</i> hath done?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/8-24.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/7-48.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/john/7-5.htm">Believers</a> <a href="/john/8-24.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/8-27.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/john/8-27.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/8-45.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/8-31.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/john/10-42.htm">Believers</a> <a href="/john/8-31.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/8-55.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/john/8-33.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">John 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/8-1.htm">Jesus delivers the woman taken in adultery.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">He declares himself the light of the world, and justifies his doctrine;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/8-31.htm">promises freedom to those who believe;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/8-33.htm">answers the Jews who boasted of Abraham;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">48. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/8-48.htm">answers their reviling, by showing his authority and dignity;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">59. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/8-59.htm">and slips away from those who would stone him.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>As Jesus spoke these things</b><br>This phrase refers to the teachings and declarations Jesus made in the preceding verses. In <a href="/john/8.htm">John 8</a>, Jesus is engaged in a dialogue with the Pharisees and the Jewish crowd, discussing His identity and mission. The "things" He spoke include His claims of being the Light of the World (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>) and His relationship with the Father (<a href="/john/8-16.htm">John 8:16-18</a>). This context is crucial as it highlights the authority and divine nature of Jesus' words, which were often met with skepticism and hostility from the religious leaders. The setting is likely the temple courts in Jerusalem, a central place for teaching and debate, especially during the Feast of Tabernacles, which provides a backdrop for the events in <a href="/john/7.htm">John 7 and 8</a>.<p><b>many believed in Him</b><br>This phrase indicates a significant response to Jesus' message. The belief mentioned here is a recurring theme in the Gospel of John, emphasizing faith as a response to Jesus' revelation of Himself. The term "believed" suggests more than intellectual assent; it implies trust and acceptance of Jesus' claims. This belief is contrasted with the unbelief of the Pharisees and other leaders, who often rejected Jesus despite witnessing His miracles and hearing His teachings. The response of "many" highlights the impact of Jesus' words and the division He caused among the people. This belief is a fulfillment of prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53:1</a>, which speaks of the report being believed by some, and it foreshadows the spread of the Gospel beyond the Jewish community to the Gentiles, as seen in the book of Acts.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is teaching in the temple courts, addressing the crowd and the Pharisees. His words and actions are pivotal in leading many to believe in Him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>The audience listening to Jesus, which includes a mix of people, some of whom come to believe in Him as He speaks.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_pharisees.htm">The Pharisees</a></b><br>Religious leaders who are often in opposition to Jesus. They are present during this discourse, challenging His authority and teachings.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_courts.htm">The Temple Courts</a></b><br>The setting of this event, a significant place for Jewish worship and teaching, where Jesus often taught.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/belief.htm">Belief</a></b><br>The response of many in the crowd to Jesus' words, indicating a pivotal moment of faith and acceptance of His message.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_jesus'_words.htm">The Power of Jesus' Words</a></b><br>Jesus' teachings have the power to transform hearts and lead people to faith. As believers, we should immerse ourselves in His words to strengthen our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening.htm">The Importance of Listening</a></b><br>The crowd's belief came from listening to Jesus. We should prioritize listening to God's Word, whether through personal study, sermons, or fellowship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_as_a_response.htm">Faith as a Response</a></b><br>Belief is a response to the truth of Jesus' message. We should examine our own response to His teachings and ensure it leads to genuine faith and action.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The Holy Spirit works through the Word to convict and bring people to belief. We should pray for the Spirit's guidance in understanding and applying Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witnessing_through_words.htm">Witnessing Through Words</a></b><br>Just as Jesus' words led many to believe, our words can also be a powerful witness. We should speak truth and love, sharing the Gospel with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_wrote_the_book_of_esther.htm">What does the title 'God the Son' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/define_effectual_calling..htm">What is the definition of effectual calling?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_holy_spirit_impart.htm">What does the Holy Spirit impart?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god's_nature_change_or_cast_shadows.htm">What is the Golden Chain of Salvation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) <span class= "bld">Many believed on him.</span>--Wonder has often been expressed at the want of apprehension spoken of in <a href="/john/8-27.htm" title="They understood not that he spoke to them of the Father.">John 8:27</a>. There is surely no less room for wonder in the faith spoken of here. Those who believe are of the rulers ("those Jews," <a href="/john/8-31.htm" title="Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed;">John 8:31</a>). The words which they now heard (<a href="/context/john/8-28.htm" title="Then said Jesus to them, When you have lifted up the Son of man, then shall you know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father has taught me, I speak these things.">John 8:28-29</a>) contain nothing of what we commonly call proof. They are an appeal to the future which should prove them true, and to His own consciousness of perfect obedience to the Father's will, and of unbroken realisation of the Father's presence. They are indeed, in part, words which men have since dwelt upon to prove that He who uttered them did not claim to be divine. It was not so with those who heard Him. They are watching for a technical assertion of His divinity, and do not hear it; but they are convinced by the power of His words that He is divine. (Comp. Note on <a href="/john/7-31.htm" title="And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ comes, will he do more miracles than these which this man has done?">John 7:31</a>.) These scribes and Pharisees feel, as their officers felt before, that "Never man spake like this Man." Where was priest or Rabbi who could appeal to the spotless purity of a life? There is the irresistible power of truth in the appeal which carries conviction to the heart. We have already found in the case of Nicodemus an example, probably not a solitary one, of a faith among the rulers which dared not confess itself. (See also <a href="/john/12-42.htm" title="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 12:42</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As he spake these words, many believed on him.</span> This is another interjected comment or connecting link supplied by the evangelist, revealing intimate knowledge of the state of feeling and changeful emotions of the people. Another hint of the eyewitness and ear witness of this memorable scene; and, supposing that we read here a correct transcript of words that proceeded from his lips, we can do no other than cry with Thomas, "My Lord, and my God!" The remark is intercalated, as though St. John wished to emphasize the accuracy with which he had reported, on this occasion, the very words of his Lord, conveying their ambiguous phrase, and asserting in fresh form what had convinced St. John, on subsequent reflection, that he was what he said. The phrase, <span class="greek">πιστεύειν εἰς</span>, to believe <span class="accented">in</span> or <span class="accented">on</span>, a person, is to close with him, to accept all the collateral consequences of such trust, to be content to wait for fuller explanation, to cast self upon the object of faith, and allow the object of such trust to bear all the responsibility of the act. It is the form most frequently adopted by St. John (<a href="/john/2-11.htm">John 2:11</a>; <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16, 18, 36</a>; <a href="/john/4-39.htm">John 4:39</a>, and many other places; cf. <a href="/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1, 12</a>; <a href="/john/17-20.htm">John 17:20</a>); only once in the synoptic narrative (<a href="/matthew/18-6.htm">Matthew 18:6</a> with <a href="/mark/9-42.htm">Mark 9:42</a>). The form <span class="greek">πιστεύειν ἐπί</span> occurs occasionally with the accusative (<a href="/1_john/3-23.htm">1 John 3:23</a>, and frequently in the Acts); and <span class="greek">πιστεύειν ἐπί</span> with the dative, also! <span class="greek">πιστεύειν ἐν</span>, are used, implying even a closer and more intimate communion still with the Object of faith (see <a href="/john/16-30.htm">John 16:30</a>). With these forms must be compared the more common one with the simple dative, <span class="greek">πιστεύειν τινί</span>, which occurs in vers. 31, 45, and <a href="/john/14-11.htm">John 14:11</a>, etc., which implies acceptance of the saying, promise, or fact there propounded, and falls short of the moral surrender involved in the fuller form. John here asserts that <span class="accented">many</span> of his hearers, those who had hitherto refrained from full acceptance of Jesus as the Son of God, yielded to his claims there and then. This faith on the part of "some" is almost more wonderful than the unbelief of others. The difficulties in their way were appalling in comparison with the perplexities which beset our minds. The Lord appealed to his own inner consciousness, to his supernatural aid in speech, to the spotless, sinless character of his hidden life. It was remarkable that any strangers or enemies should have surrendered themselves to them. The event shows that the surrender could not stand the test. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/8-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">As [Jesus]</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spoke</span><br /><span class="grk">λαλοῦντος</span> <span class="translit">(lalountos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these things,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ταῦτα</span> <span class="translit">(Tauta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">many</span><br /><span class="grk">πολλοὶ</span> <span class="translit">(polloi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4183.htm">Strong's 4183: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many; often. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">believed</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπίστευσαν</span> <span class="translit">(episteusan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him.</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτόν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. 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