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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Joh_11:45-46
45Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what He had done, believed in Him. 46But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done.
Joh_11:45 "Therefore many of the Jews. . .believed in Him" This is the stated theme of the Gospel (cf. Joh_20:30-31). This phrase becomes a pattern (cf. Joh_2:23; Joh_7:31; Joh_8:30; Joh_10:42; Joh_11:45; Joh_12:11; Joh_12:42). However, it must be restated that faith in John's Gospel has several levels and is not always saving faith (cf. Joh_2:23-25; Joh_8:30 ff). See Special Topic at Joh_2:23.
Joh_11:46 "some of them went to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done" It is amazing the degree of spiritual blindness in the face of such marvelous teaching and powerful miracles. However, Jesus divides all groups into those who come to trust Him and those who reject the truth about Him. Even a powerful miracle like this does not bring belief (cf. Luk_16:30-31).