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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?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Surely not” (μὴ) before more here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “that” (ὅτι·) before The here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Surely not ever” (μήτι) before more here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “than these things” (τούτων) before will He here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλουochloupeopleὄχλος (ochlos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “people”, the of-formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.the peopleδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πολλοὶpolloimuchπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.ἐπίστευσανepisteusanbelievedπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “believed”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.believedεἰςeisonεἰςpreposition — “on”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.onαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔλεγονelegonsaidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saidὉhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χριστὸςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.ἔλθῃelthēcomethἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “cometh”, a single actionG2064I come, go.comethμὴmēwill he doμήparticle — “will he do”G3361not, lest.will he doπλείοναpleionamuchπολύς (polýs)adjective, comparative, accusative, plural, neuter — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.Strong’s files this form under G4119 (πλείων).moreσημεῖαsēmeiamiraclesσημεῖον (sēmeion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “miracles”, the object formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.miraclesποιήσειpoiēseiman hath doneποιέω (poieō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “man hath done”, an action still aheadG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.man hath doneὧνhōnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.οὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐποίησενepoiēsento doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.μήτιmētiwill he doμήτιnegative particle — “will he do”G3385if not, unless, whether at all.τούτωνtoutōnthan theseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “than these”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and many out of the multitude did believe in him, and said — 'The Christ — when he may come — will he do more signs than these that this one did?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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?

Young’s Literal Translation

and many out of the multitude did believe in him, and said — 'The Christ — when he may come — will he do more signs than these that this one did?'

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?”

Darby Translation

But many of the crowd believed on him, and said, Will the Christ, when he comes, do more signs than those which this [man] has done?

Douay-Rheims

But of the people many believed in him, and said: When the Christ cometh, shall he do more miracles, than these which this man doth?

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