John 7:21
New International Version
Jesus said to them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.

New Living Translation
Jesus replied, “I did one miracle on the Sabbath, and you were amazed.

English Standard Version
Jesus answered them, “I did one work, and you all marvel at it.

Berean Standard Bible
Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.

Berean Literal Bible
Jesus answered and said to them, "I did one work, and you all marvel.

King James Bible
Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.

New King James Version
Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you all marvel.

New American Standard Bible
Jesus answered them, “I did one deed, and you all are astonished.

NASB 1995
Jesus answered them, “I did one deed, and you all marvel.

NASB 1977
Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one deed, and you all marvel.

Legacy Standard Bible
Jesus answered them, “I did one work, and you all marvel.

Amplified Bible
Jesus replied, “I did one work, and you are all astounded.

Christian Standard Bible
“I performed one work, and you are all amazed,” Jesus answered.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“I did one work, and you are all amazed,” Jesus answered.

American Standard Version
Jesus answered and said unto them, I did one work, and ye all marvel because thereof.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered: I worked one miracle, and it amazed you.

English Revised Version
Jesus answered and said unto them, I did one work, and ye all marvel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus answered them, "I performed one miracle, and all of you are surprised by it.

Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "I performed one miracle, and you were all surprised.

International Standard Version
Jesus answered them, "I performed one action, and all of you are astonished.

Majority Standard Bible
Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.

NET Bible
Jesus replied, "I performed one miracle and you are all amazed.

New Heart English Bible
Jesus answered them, "I did one work, and you are all amazed.

Webster's Bible Translation
Jesus answered and said to them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.

Weymouth New Testament
"One deed I have done," replied Jesus, "and you are all full of wonder.

World English Bible
Jesus answered them, “I did one work and you all marvel because of it.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you all wonder,

Berean Literal Bible
Jesus answered and said to them, "I did one work, and you all marvel.

Young's Literal Translation
Jesus answered and said to them, 'One work I did, and ye all wonder,

Smith's Literal Translation
Jesus answered and said to them, I did one work, and ye all marvel for this.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Jesus answered, and said to them: One work I have done; and you all wonder:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Jesus responded and said to them: “One work have I done, and you all wonder.

New American Bible
Jesus answered and said to them, “I performed one work and all of you are amazed

New Revised Standard Version
Jesus answered them, “I performed one work, and all of you are astonished.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Jesus answered and said to them, I have done one work, and all of you marvel.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Yeshua answered and said to them, “I have done one work, and all of you are astonished.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Jesus answered and said to them: I have done one work, and you are all astonished on account of this.

Godbey New Testament
Jesus responded and said to them, I did one work, and you were all astonished.

Haweis New Testament
Jesus answered and said unto them, I have performed one work, and ye all marvel.

Mace New Testament
Jesus answered them, I perform'd one single miracle on the sabbath, and does that alarm you?

Weymouth New Testament
"One deed I have done," replied Jesus, "and you are all full of wonder.

Worrell New Testament
Jesus answered, and said to them, "I did one work, and ye all marvel because of this.

Worsley New Testament
Jesus answered and said unto them, I performed one miracle on the sabbath, and ye are all amazed at it.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jesus Teaches at the Feast
20“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?” 21Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed. 22But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)…

Cross References
John 5:8-9
Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.” / Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,

John 5:16-18
Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him. / But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.” / Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

John 9:14-16
Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. / So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.” / Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.

Matthew 12:10-13
and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” / He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? / How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” ...

Luke 13:14-16
But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.” / “You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water? / Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”

Mark 3:1-5
Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there. / In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath. / Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.” ...

Exodus 31:12-17
And the LORD said to Moses, / “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. / Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people. ...

Deuteronomy 5:12-15
Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. ...

Matthew 12:1-8
At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. / When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ...

Luke 6:1-5
One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. / But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ...

John 5:1-15
Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. / Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda. / On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed. ...

John 9:1-12
Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth, / and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” / Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him. ...

Matthew 15:1-9
Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, / “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.” / Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? ...

Isaiah 58:13-14
If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

Jeremiah 17:21-27
This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. / You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. / Yet they would not listen or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline. ...


Treasury of Scripture

Jesus answered and said to them, I have done one work, and you all marvel.

I have.

John 5:9-11
And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath…

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John 7
1. Jesus reproves the ambition and boldness of his kinsmen;
10. goes up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles;
14. teaches in the temple.
40. Various opinions of him among the people.
45. The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not,
50. and chide with Nicodemus for taking his side.














Jesus answered them
This phrase indicates a direct response from Jesus to the crowd or the Jewish leaders questioning Him. The Greek word for "answered" is "ἀπεκρίθη" (apekrithē), which implies a thoughtful and authoritative response. Jesus often used His answers to reveal deeper truths and challenge the prevailing misconceptions of the time. In this context, His response is not just a simple reply but a profound teaching moment, addressing the misunderstanding and hostility of His audience.

I did one miracle
The "one miracle" Jesus refers to is likely the healing of the man at the pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath, as recorded in John 5:1-15. The Greek word for "miracle" is "ἔργον" (ergon), which can also mean "work" or "deed." This highlights that Jesus' miracles were not mere displays of power but purposeful acts that revealed His divine mission and authority. The singular focus on "one miracle" underscores the significance of this act and its impact on the Jewish leaders, who were more concerned with the legalistic observance of the Sabbath than the miraculous healing itself.

and you are all amazed
The Greek word for "amazed" is "θαυμάζετε" (thaumazete), which conveys a sense of wonder, astonishment, or even confusion. The reaction of amazement reflects the crowd's inability to comprehend the full meaning and implications of Jesus' actions. Historically, the Jewish leaders were often astonished not just by the miracles themselves but by the authority and insight with which Jesus performed them. This amazement, however, was mixed with skepticism and resistance, as they struggled to reconcile Jesus' works with their rigid interpretations of the law.

(21) I have done one work--i.e., the one conspicuous work of healing the infirm man on the Sabbath day, which He did at His last visit to Jerusalem. We have already had a reference to other works in John 2:23, and He Himself refers to His many good works in John 10:32.

Ye all marvel.--This answer is addressed to the multitude who said "Thou hast a devil," when He spoke of the intention to kill Him. This work on the Sabbath day, which provoked the deadly hostility of the hierarchy (John 5:16; John 5:18), was cause of wonder to them all. They, too, though not in the same degree, were led by it to take a hostile position.

Verse 21. - Jesus answered and said to them; i.e. to the multitude wire had so coarsely treated him, and to the "Jews" who were present, who were all marvelling together at the line he was taking. The very interruption was a proof both of the extent and consequence of their wonderment. One work I did, and ye are all marvelling. This one work was a very small fraction of his mighty signs, but it was one which, from its manner of operation, and from the fact that it was immediately brought before the religious authorities as an unlawful act (ch. 5.), and which, moreover, became the occasion for one of the greatest of his discourses, and for his solemn claim to be the Son of God and the Arbiter of life and death, of resurrection and judgment, made the profoundest impression on the Sanhedrin, compelled them to think that he was a Man who must be sooner or later arrested, and who deserved condign punishment. He must be either submitted to, confined as a madman, or killed as a blasphemer.

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Greek
Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

answered
Ἀπεκρίθη (Apekrithē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

them,
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 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.

“I did
ἐποίησα (epoiēsa)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

one
Ἓν (Hen)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

miracle,
ἔργον (ergon)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.

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

you are all astonished.
θαυμάζετε (thaumazete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2296: (a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire. From thauma; to wonder; by implication, to admire.


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