Many believed on him there (polloi episteusan eis auton ekei). See Joh 1:12; Joh 2:11 for same idiom. Striking witness to the picture of the Messiah drawn by John. When Jesus came they recognized the original. See Joh 1:29-34. What about our sermons about Jesus if he were to walk down the aisle in visible form according to A.J. Gordon’s dream?