John 10:41 Meaning and Explanation
“And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.”
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What Does John 10:41 Mean?
At the river the crowds find him again, and the memory of the Baptist — by now put to death — rises naturally from the place. Their verdict on John is twofold: he performed no sign, and he made no errors. Every word he spoke of Jesus — the Lamb of God, the Son, the one mightier than he — had come true before their eyes.
Here is the epitaph of a faithful witness: no miracles, true words. John's greatness lay not in wonders but in accuracy about Christ, and his testimony went on gathering sheep after his voice was silenced. Most believers will live John's kind of life — no signs, simply truth told about Jesus. The verse promises that such witness is never wasted.
John 10:41 in the Original Language
semeion (σημεῖον), 'miracle' -- literally 'sign'; a wonder that points beyond itself.
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What does John 10:41 mean?
Many come to Jesus there, remembering that John worked no miracle, yet everything John said about this man proved true.