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John 16:31 "Do you finally believe?" Jesus replied.
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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/john/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />“Do you now believe?” Jesus replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Jesus asked, “Do you finally believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do you finally believe?” Jesus replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, "Now do you believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus replied to them, “Do you now believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Do you now [at last] believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus responded to them, “Do you now believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus responded to them, “Do you now believe? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus replied: Do you really believe me? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus replied to them, "Now you believe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, "Do you believe now? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Do you finally believe?? Jesus replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jesus replied, "Do you now believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Do you at last believe?" replied Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Now do you believe? Behold, there comes an hour,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, "Now do you believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jesus answered them, 'Now do ye believe? lo, there doth come an hour,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, Now do ye believe?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them: Do you now believe? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered them: “Do you believe now?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Do you believe now?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, Believe it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Yeshua said to them, “Believe it.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered them: Do you now believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus responded to them, <FR>Do you now believe?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, you now believe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Do you at last believe?" replied Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, <FR>"Do ye now believe?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, <FR>Do ye now believe?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/16-31.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=5942" 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/16.htm">Ask and You will Receive</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.” <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/737.htm" title="737: Arti (Adv) -- Now, just now, at this moment. Adverb from a derivative of airo through the idea of suspension; just now.">“</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pisteuete (V-PIA-2P) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">Do you finally believe?” </a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: Apekrithē (V-AIP-3S) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">replied.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> </span> <span class="reftext">32</span>“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.…<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/14-1.htm">John 14:1</a></span><br />“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/20-29.htm">John 20:29</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a></span><br />Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-69.htm">John 6:69</a></span><br />We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-24.htm">John 8:24</a></span><br />That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-16.htm">Matthew 16:16</a></span><br />Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/9-23.htm">Mark 9:23</a></span><br />“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-50.htm">Luke 8:50</a></span><br />But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9-10</a></span><br />that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. / For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a></span><br />And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-13.htm">1 John 5:13</a></span><br />I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Isaiah 43:10</a></span><br />“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.<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="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">Jeremiah 17:7</a></span><br />But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-13.htm">Psalm 27:13</a></span><br />Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Jesus answered them, Do you now believe?</p><p class="hdg">Do.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/13-38.htm">John 13:38</a></b></br> Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/9-44.htm">Luke 9:44,45</a></b></br> Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/16-30.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/16-30.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/john/16-29.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/15-16.htm">Last</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/17-20.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/17-8.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/16-32.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/john/17-1.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/21-20.htm">Last</a><div class="vheading2">John 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/16-1.htm">Jesus comforts his disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit, and his ascension;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/16-23.htm">assures their prayers made in his name to be acceptable.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/16-33.htm">Peace in Jesus, and in the world affliction.</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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <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/16.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/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Do you finally believe?</b><br>This question from Jesus comes at a pivotal moment in His discourse with the disciples. It follows a series of teachings and revelations about His impending departure and the coming of the Holy Spirit. The disciples have expressed a form of belief, but Jesus challenges the depth and maturity of their faith. This question underscores the theme of belief throughout the Gospel of John, where faith is not just intellectual assent but a deep, transformative trust in Jesus as the Messiah. The question also anticipates the trials the disciples will face, testing the authenticity of their belief. This moment is reminiscent of other instances in the Gospels where Jesus questions the faith of His followers, such as in <a href="/matthew/14-31.htm">Matthew 14:31</a> when He asks Peter, "Why did you doubt?" It highlights the ongoing journey of faith that requires growth and perseverance.<p><b>Jesus replied.</b><br>The fact that Jesus replies indicates a response to the disciples' previous statements of understanding and belief. This interaction occurs during the Last Supper, a setting rich with symbolic and prophetic significance. Jesus' reply is not just a casual response but a profound engagement with the spiritual state of His disciples. It reflects His role as the Good Shepherd, guiding and correcting His flock. The reply also serves as a prelude to the events of the Passion, where the disciples' faith will be severely tested. Jesus' response is both a challenge and an invitation to deeper faith, echoing His earlier teachings in <a href="/john/14.htm">John 14:1</a>, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me." This moment is a critical juncture in the narrative, emphasizing the necessity of genuine belief in the face of impending trials.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is addressing His disciples. He is preparing them for His imminent departure and the challenges they will face.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' question. They have been following Jesus and are about to face a crisis of faith as Jesus approaches His crucifixion.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_upper_room.htm">The Upper Room</a></b><br>The setting for this discourse, where Jesus shares His final teachings and prayers with His disciples before His arrest.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_coming_trials.htm">The Coming Trials</a></b><br>The events that Jesus is preparing His disciples for, including His arrest, crucifixion, and the subsequent scattering of the disciples.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_world.htm">The World</a></b><br>The broader context in which the disciples will have to live out their faith, often hostile to the message of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_true_belief.htm">The Nature of True Belief</a></b><br>True belief in Jesus is not just intellectual assent but involves trust and commitment, especially in the face of trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_challenge_of_faith.htm">The Challenge of Faith</a></b><br>Jesus' question highlights the challenge of maintaining faith when circumstances are difficult. Believers are called to examine the depth of their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_trials.htm">Preparation for Trials</a></b><br>Jesus prepares His disciples for the coming trials, teaching us that faith must be resilient and ready for testing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_doubt.htm">The Role of Doubt</a></b><br>Doubt is a natural part of the faith journey. Jesus' question invites believers to confront and overcome their doubts through reliance on Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>The disciples' journey shows the importance of community in strengthening faith. Believers should seek support and encouragement from fellow Christians.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_fully_live_christ's_teachings.htm">How can we live fully in Christ's teachings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_prayers_unanswered_in_john_16_23.htm">In John 16:23, how do we explain unanswered prayers despite Jesus' assurance that believers will receive what they ask in his name?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_peter_learn_jesus_is_the_christ.htm">How did Simon Peter find out that Jesus was the Christ? By a revelation from heaven (Matthew 16:17) His brother Andrew told him (John 1:41)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_accuse_jesus_of_blasphemy_in_john_10.htm">Why did some listeners accuse Jesus of blasphemy in John 10:31-36 if he never explicitly claimed to be God by name?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) <span class= "bld">Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe.</span>--Comp. Note on <a href="/john/1-50.htm" title="Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, believe you? you shall see greater things than these.">John 1:50</a>. Here, as there, the words do not necessarily ask a question; and, although many expositors prefer to take them interrogatively, a sense more in harmony with the context is got by understanding them as an assertion. Our Lord did not doubt their present faith (<a href="/john/17-8.htm" title="For I have given to them the words which you gave me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from you, and they have believed that you did send me.">John 17:8</a>); but He knew that the hour of their full illumination had not yet come, firmly as they believed it had. Their present light was as the flash of the meteor--brilliant, but passing away. The clear and steadfast light of day was in the future, of which He has spoken to them. They think the hour of full knowledge has come. He sees the time when they shall all be scattered and leave Him alone, close at hand. It is this thought which He expresses to them--"<span class= "ital">Now</span> ye do believe: Behold, the hour cometh . . ."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 31.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Jesus answered them, Now</span>, at this stage in my self-revelation, do ye believe? It seems as though the whole of Christ's ministry turns on their acceptance of his claims. If he should pass from the world and return to the Father, and leave behind him none who had discovered and become intensely convinced of his Divine nature, the whole work he had done would be, humanly speaking, a failure. An almost womanlike passion of desire breathes through the inquiry, "Do ye now believe?" or, as some commentators (Gorier and Meyer) translate it indicatively, "Now ye believe." There is truly no essential difference whether it be taken interrogatively or indicatively. Both forms mean, "I have at length brought you to the point of faith. The kingdom of God is now established, and the prince of this world cast out. But a terrible trial awaits the new-born faith." Christ had warned them of the treachery of the absent one, of the approaching denial of the foremost of their number, and he now gives them another warning of the severity of the trial which awaited them all. The <span class="accented">power and permanence</span> of their faith may be open to doubt, but not its essential quality. Their faith may not stand firm on that awful night, but it will ultimately prevail, and Christ rejoices in the fact that his words have at last evoked this genuine response. In the prayer which follows (<a href="/john/17-8.htm">John 17:8</a>) he thanks God "that they have known verily that I came forth from thee, and have believed that thou hast sent me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/16-31.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">“Do you finally believe?”</span><br /><span class="grk">πιστεύετε</span> <span class="translit">(pisteuete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd 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">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦς</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied.</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀπεκρίθη</span> <span class="translit">(Apekrithē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/16-31.htm">John 16:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/16-31.htm">John 16:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/16-31.htm">John 16:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/16-31.htm">John 16:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/16-31.htm">John 16:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/16-31.htm">John 16:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/16-31.htm">John 16:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/16-31.htm">John 16:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/16-31.htm">John 16:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/16-31.htm">John 16:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/16-31.htm">NT Gospels: John 16:31 Jesus answered them Do you now believe? 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