John 7:31
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ comes, will he do more miracles than these which this man has done?
American King James Version (AKJV)
And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ comes, will he do more miracles than these which this man has done?
American Standard Version (ASV)
But of the multitude many believed on him; and they said, When the Christ shall come, will he do more signs than those which this man hath done?
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And numbers of the people had belief in him, and they said, When the Christ comes will he do more signs than this man has done?
Webster's Revision
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?
World English Bible
But of the multitude, many believed in him. They said, "When the Christ comes, he won't do more signs than those which this man has done, will he?"
English Revised Version (ERV)
But of the multitude many believed on him; and they said, When the Christ shall come, will he do more signs than those which this man hath done?
Clarke's John 7:31 Bible Commentary
Will he do more miracles - It was the belief of the Jews, and they founded it upon Isaiah 35:5, that, when the Messiah came, he would do all kinds of miracles; and, in order that they might have the fullest proof of the Divine mission of Christ, it had pleased God to cause miracles to cease for between four and five hundred years, and that John the Baptist himself had not wrought any. His miracles, therefore, were a full proof of his Divine mission.
Barnes's John 7:31 Bible Commentary
Will he do more miracles? - It was a common expectation that the Messiah would work many miracles. This opinion was founded on such passages as Isaiah 35:5-6, etc.: "Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped; then shall the lame man leap as an hart," etc. Jesus had given abundant evidence of his power to work such miracles, and they therefore believed that he was the Messiah.