John 10:24

²² At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,

²³ and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.

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

²⁵ “I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.

²⁶ But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
KJV: 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.
WEB: 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.”
ASV: 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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: 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.”

ÅB: Jødene flokket seg da om ham og sa til ham: Hvor lenge vil du holde oss i uvisshet? Er du Messias, da si oss det rent ut!
OTB: Jødene samlet seg rundt ham og sa: "Hvor lenge vil du holde oss i uvisshet? Hvis du er Messias, si det rett ut."
B1930: Jødene flokket sig da om ham og sa til ham: Hvor lenge vil du holde oss i uvisshet? Er du Messias, da si oss det rent ut!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 1:19
And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
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Luke 22:67–70
“If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.
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John 8:53
Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”
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John 8:25
“Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.
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Matthew 11:3
to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
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1 Kings 18:21
Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
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Luke 3:15
The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.
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John 9:22
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
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