John 7:31 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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?
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
But many among the crowd believed in him, and they were saying, “When the Christ arrives, will he perform more signs than this man does?”
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
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?”
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
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?”
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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?
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
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?
MSB Majority Standard Bible
Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
ASV 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?
LSV Literal Standard Version
and many out of the multitude believed in Him and said, “The Christ—when He may come—will He do more signs than these that this One did?”
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby 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?
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
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?
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Now many of the people beleeued in him, and said, When that Christ commeth, will he doe moe miracles then this man hath done?
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
But many in the crowd believed in him, and they said, “When the Christ comes, will he do more signs than what this one has done?”
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
Many of the people beleved on him and sayde: when Christ cometh will he do moo miracles then this man hath done?
Individual translator
YLT 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?'
FBV Free Bible Version
However, many of the crowd did put their trust in him. “When the Messiah appears, will he do more miraculous signs than this man has done?” they said.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
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?
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y muchos del pueblo creyéron en él, y decian: Quándo viniere el Christo, ¿hará mas milagros que los que éste hace?
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y muchos del pueblo creyeron en él, y decían: El Cristo, cuando viniere, ¿hará más señales que las que éste hace?
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Aun así, muchos de los que estaban entre la multitud creyeron en él, y decían: «Cuando venga el Cristo, ¿acaso va a hacer más señales milagrosas que este hombre?».
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Pero muchos de la multitud creyeron en Él y decían: Cuando venga el Cristo, ¿hará más señales que las que Éste ha hecho?
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Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Sin embargo, muchos de la multitud creyeron en él. “Cuando el Mesías aparezca, ¿hará acaso más milagros que los que este hombre ha hecho?” decían.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Muchos de la gente creyeron en él y decían: Cuando venga el Cristo, ¿hará más señales que las que este ha hecho?
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
πολλοὶ δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτὸν καὶ ἔλεγον ὅτι ὁ Χριστὸς ὅταν ἔλθῃ, μήτι πλείονα σημεῖα τούτων ποιήσει ὧν οὗτος ἐποίησεν;
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
πολλοι δε εκ του οχλου επιστευσαν εις αυτον και ελεγον οτι ο χριστος οταν ελθη, μητι πλειονα σημεια τουτων ποιησει ων ουτος εποιησεν;
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Πολλοὶ δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν, καὶ ἔλεγον ὅτι Ὁ Χριστὸς ὅταν ἔλθῃ, μήτι πλείονα σημεῖα τούτων ποιήσει ὧν οὗτος ἐποίησεν;
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
πολλοι δε εκ του οχλου επιστευσαν εισ αυτον και ελεγον οτι ο χριστοσ οταν ελθη μητι πλειονα σημεια τουτων ποιησει ων ουτοσ εποιησεν
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
Ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου δὲ πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν, καὶ ἔλεγον Ὁ Χριστὸς ὅταν ἔλθῃ, μὴ πλείονα σημεῖα ποιήσει ὧν οὗτος ἐποίησεν;
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
⸂ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου δὲ πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν, καὶ ⸀ἔλεγον Ὁ χριστὸς ὅταν ἔλθῃ ⸀μὴ πλείονα ⸀σημεῖα ποιήσει ὧν οὗτος ἐποίησεν;
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
De turba autem multi crediderunt in eum, et dicebant: Christus cum venerit, numquid plura signa faciet quam quæ hic facit?
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Мно́зи же ѿ наро́да вѣ́роваша въ него̀ и҆ глаго́лахꙋ, ꙗ҆́кѡ хрⷭ҇то́съ, є҆гда̀ прїи́детъ, є҆да̀ бѡ́льша зна́мєнїѧ сотвори́тъ, ꙗ҆̀же се́й твори́тъ;
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Многие же из народа уверовали в Него и говорили: когда придет Христос, неужели сотворит больше знамений, нежели сколько Сей сотворил?
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Πολλοί δε εκ του όχλου επίστευσαν εις αυτόν και έλεγον ότι ο Χριστός όταν έλθη, μήπως θέλει κάμει θαύματα πλειότερα τούτων, τα οποία ούτος έκαμεν;
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
А од народа многи Га вероваше, и говораху: Кад дође Христос еда ли ће више чудеса чинити него Овај што чини?
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
A od naroda mnogi Ga verovaše, i govorahu: Kad dođe Hristos eda li će više čudesa činiti nego Ovaj što čini?
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
فَآمَنَ بِهِ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجَمْعِ، وَقَالُوا: «أَلَعَلَّ ٱلْمَسِيحَ مَتَى جَاءَ يَعْمَلُ آيَاتٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ هَذِهِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلَهَا هَذَا؟».
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC