John 10:24
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New International Version (©1984)
The Jews gathered around him, saying, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."

New Living Translation (©2007)
The people surrounded him and asked, "How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly."

English Standard Version (©2001)
So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, "How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly."

International Standard Version (©2008)
So the Jews surrounded him and said to him, "How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us so plainly."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The Jews surrounded him. They asked him, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly."

King James Bible
Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
Then the Jews came round him, saying, how long are you going to keep us in doubt? If you are the Christ, say so clearly.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Weymouth New Testament
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."

World English Bible
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."

Young's Literal Translation
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.'

Geneva Study Bible

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

People's New Testament

10:24 The Jews... said. The ruling class. They came, not for information, but to secure ground for accusation.

King James Translators' Notes

make...: or, hold us in suspense

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

24. Then came the Jews-the rulers. (See on [1820]Joh 1:19).

How long dost thou make us to doubt?-"hold us in suspense" (Margin).

If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly-But when the plainest evidence of it was resisted, what weight could a mere assertion of it have?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

10:22-30 All who have any thing to say to Christ, may find him in the temple. Christ would make us to believe; we make ourselves doubt. The Jews understood his meaning, but could not form his words into a full charge against him. He described the gracious disposition and happy state of his sheep; they heard and believed his word, followed him as his faithful disciples, and none of them should perish; for the Son and the Father were one. Thus he was able to defend his sheep against all their enemies, which proves that he claimed Divine power and perfection equally with the Father.


Luke 22:67 "If You are the Christ, tell us." But He said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe;
John 1:19 This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
John 10:31 The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him.
John 10:33 The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God."
John 16:25 "These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but will tell you plainly of the Father. (NASB ©1995)

Christ Clearly Doubt Freely Gathered Hold Jews Kept Mean Openly Plainly Round Surrounded Suspense


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

How. 1Ki 18:21 Mt 11:3 Lu 3:15

make us to doubt. or, hold us in suspense. If. 1:19 8:25,53 9:22 Lu 22:67-70 2Co 3:12

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