Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
Ver. 23. Many believed] Fides fair minime fida, quippe historica, ex miraculis nata. These thought they had laid hold on Christ, but they did but as children that think they catch the shadow on the wall. There is a great deal of this false faith abroad. The sorcerers seemed to do as much as Moses.