John 7:31

And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?

Cross-reference

John 2:23 Parallel

In John 2:23, many believed because of signs — exactly the same pattern of sign-based belief seen here, showing it is a recurring response.

John 2:24 Contrast

In John 2:24, Jesus did not entrust himself to such believers, contrasting the enthusiasm in 7:31 — he knew their hearts were shallow.

John 3:2 Parallel

In John 3:2, Nicodemus cites Jesus' signs as proof God is with him — same reasoning as the crowd here.

John 6:2 Parallel

John 6:2 describes crowds following because of the signs they saw — directly parallel to the crowd's basis for belief.

John 6:14 Parallel

In John 6:14, the crowd saw the feeding sign and identified Jesus as the Prophet — exactly the kind of sign-based messianic hope expressed here.

John 6:15 Contrast

In John 6:15, Jesus withdraws from the crowd wanting to make him king — showing the misguided expectations behind the sign-based belief in 7:31.

John 9:16 Parallel

John 9:16 has some Pharisees argue Jesus' signs show he is from God — echoing the crowd's messianic conclusion from signs.

John 15:24 Contrast

In John 15:24, Jesus states that his works should have led to belief but instead caused hatred — contrasting the believing crowd here.

John 10:25 Parallel

In John 10:25, Jesus says his works bear witness about him, echoing the crowd's logic that signs identify the Messiah — though many still disbelieve.

John 4:39 Contrast

In John 4:39, many Samaritans believed through testimony, not signs — showing a different basis for faith than the sign-based belief here.

In John 8:30-32, Jesus addresses believers, calling them to abide in his word — deepening what true belief means beyond the initial faith in 7:31.

John 10:41 Contrast

John 10:41 notes John did no signs yet his testimony was true — contrasting sign-based faith with faith through testimony.

John 12:42 Parallel

In John 12:42, many believed but feared confession — revealing the weakness of sign-based belief, possibly similar to the faith in 7:31.

In Matthew 12:23, the crowd wonders if Jesus is the Son of David after a healing — mirroring the question in 7:31 about signs pointing to the Christ.

In Matthew 11:3-6, Jesus points to his miracles as evidence he is the Messiah — same logic the crowd uses to question if he is the Christ.

Acts 2:22 Parallel

In Acts 2:22, Peter declares that Jesus' signs were God's attestation, confirming the crowd's reasoning that signs prove Jesus is the Messiah.

Acts 8:13 Parallel

Acts 8:13 shows Simon believing because of signs, mirroring the crowd's sign-based faith, though his later proves shallow.