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John 2:23 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 23. 23Now 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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Role in This Section
John 2:23 opens Signs Produce Belief that Jesus Does Not Entrust Himself To by recording the wording that records an action that changes what the surrounding lines must address: “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”.
Read It With
- John 2:23-25
Read John 2:23 with 2:23-25. In isolation, this contribution—opens Signs Produce Belief that Jesus Does Not Entrust Himself To by recording the wording that records an action that changes what the surrounding lines must address: “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”—can be detached from its speaker, question, sign, festival, conflict, or outcome. The complete unit establishes: Many believe in Jesus' name after seeing signs, yet Jesus does not entrust himself to them because he knows what is in humanity.
Why It Needs Context
John 2:23 opens Signs Produce Belief that Jesus Does Not Entrust Himself To by recording the wording that records an action that changes what the surrounding lines must address: “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”. Read as the opening turn in Signs Produce Belief that Jesus Does Not Entrust Himself To, its subject, reply, connective, or narrated force depends on John 2:23-25: Many believe in Jesus' name after seeing signs, yet Jesus does not entrust himself to them because he knows what is in humanity.
Continue in Context
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Read John 2:23-25 — Signs Produce Belief that Jesus Does Not Entrust Himself ToSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph flags, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: John 2:23-25, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, sentence relations, and critical-text reading checked independently of the KJV.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/John.txt, 2:23-25
Open the John Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — John with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level syntax, older-English clarification, material variants, background, and alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible John PDF, John 2:23-25 and attached translator, study, and textual notes
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