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Butδὲmanyπολλοὶofἐκthe crowdτοῦ ὄχλουbelievedἐπίστευσανinεἰςhim,αὐτόνandκαὶthey were saying,ἔλεγον“Whenὅτανthe MessiahὉ χριστὸςcomes,ἔλθῃhe will not doμὴ ποιήσειmoreπλείοναsignsσημεῖαthanὧνthis manοὗτοςhas done,ἐποίησενwill he?”
John 7:31
Study it in the app“But many of the crowd believed in him, and they were saying, “When the Messiah comes, he will not do more signs than this man has done, will he?””
With the Greek beneath
John 7:31, word by word
- manyπολλοὶpolloi
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polloi” appears- the crowdὄχλουochlou
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlou” appears- believedἐπίστευσανepisteusan
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “episteusan” appears- they were sayingἔλεγονelegon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appears- “Whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- the Messiahχριστὸςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears- comesἔλθῃelthēi
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthēi” appears- he will not doποιήσειpoiēsei
bear fruit
To produce fruit, like a tree; in life, deeds that can be seen.
Where else “poiēsei” appears- signsσημεῖαsēmeia
sign
A miracle that shows God's power.
Where else “sēmeia” appears
The context
30So they were seeking to seize him, and no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
31 · This verse (above)
32The Pharisees heard the crowd grumbling these things about him, and the high priests and the Pharisees sent officers to seize him.
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?