John 10:24
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The Jews therefore came round about him and said to him: How long dost thou hold our souls in suspense? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

How.

1 Kings 18:21 And Elias coming to all the people, said: How long do you halt between two sides? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word.

Matthew 11:3 Art thou he that art to come, or look we for another?

Luke 3:15 And as the people were of opinion, and all were thinking in their hearts of John, that perhaps he might be the Christ:

make us to doubt.

John 1:19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou?

John 8:25,53 They said therefore to him: Who art thou? Jesus said to them: The beginning, who also speak unto you. . . .

John 9:22 These things his parents said, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had already agreed among themselves that if any man should confess him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

Luke 22:67-70 And he saith to them: If I shall tell you, you will not believe me. . . .

2 Corinthians 3:12 Having therefore such hope, we use much confidence.

Context
The Unbelief of the Jews
23And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch. 24The Jews therefore came round about him and said to him: How long dost thou hold our souls in suspense? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 25Jesus answered them: I speak to you, and you believe not: the works that I do in the name of my Father, they give testimony of me.…
Cross References
Mark 8:32
And he spoke the word openly. And Peter taking him began to rebuke him.

Luke 22:67
And he saith to them: If I shall tell you, you will not believe me.

John 1:19
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou?

John 10:31
The Jews then took up stones to stone him.

John 10:33
The Jews answered him: For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy: and because that thou. being a, man, makest thyself God.

John 16:25
These things I have spoken to you in proverbs. The hour cometh when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs, but will shew you plainly of the Father.

Lexicon
So
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jews
Ἰουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.

gathered around
ἐκύκλωσαν (ekyklōsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2944: To encircle, besiege, surround. From the same as kukloi; to encircle, i.e. Surround.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

demanded,
ἔλεγον (elegon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“How long
Ἕως (Heōs)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.

will You keep us in suspense?
αἴρεις (aireis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 142: To raise, lift up, take away, remove.

If
εἰ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

You
σὺ (sy)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

are
εἶ (ei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Christ,
Χριστός (Christos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

tell
εἰπὲ (eipe)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

us
ἡμῖν (hēmin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

plainly.”
παρρησίᾳ (parrēsia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3954: From pas and a derivative of rheo; all out-spokenness, i.e. Frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance.


Additional Translations
So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

Therefore the Jews encircled Him and were saying to Him, "Until when do You hold our soul in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly."

Then came the Jews round about him, and said to him, How long do you make us to doubt? If you be the Christ, tell us plainly.

The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.

The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said to him, Until when dost thou hold our soul in suspense? If thou art the Christ, say [so] to us openly.

The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.

Then came the Jews around him, and said to him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.

when the Jews gathered round Him and kept asking Him, "How long do you mean to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us so plainly."

The Jews therefore came around him and said to him, "How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."

the Jews, therefore, came round about him, and said to him, 'Till when our soul dost thou hold in suspense? if thou art the Christ, tell us freely.'
Jump to Previous
Christ Clearly Doubt Freely Gathered Hold Jews Kept Mean Openly Plainly Round Surrounded Suspense
Jump to Next
Christ Clearly Doubt Freely Gathered Hold Jews Kept Mean Openly Plainly Round Surrounded Suspense
External Links
John 10:24 NIV
John 10:24 NLT
John 10:24 ESV
John 10:24 NASB
John 10:24 ASV

John 10:24 Bible Apps
John 10:24 Biblia Paralela
John 10:24 Chinese Bible
John 10:24 French Bible
John 10:24 German Bible

Alphabetical: and are around Christ gathered him How If in Jews keep long plainly saying suspense tell The then to us were will you

NT Gospels: John 10:24 The Jews therefore came around him (Jhn Jo Jn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools

John 10:23
Top of Page
Top of Page