John 10:39-42

Jesus leaves Jerusalem: V. 39. Therefore they sought again to take Him; but He escaped out of their hand, V. 40. and went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there He abode. V. 41. And many resorted unto Him and said, John did no miracle; but all things that John spake of this Man were true. V. 42. And many believed on Him there.

The argument of Jesus at least made so much impression that the Jews dropped the stones, but they still had the intention of arresting Him; but Jesus, in the power of His divinity, went out of their hands, which sank back powerless.

He had again proclaimed the Gospel to the Jews, He had again shown that He is truly the Messiah of Israel. He now went into the region of Perea where some of the early work of John the Baptist had been done, where He stayed for some time.

And the effect of His preaching became evident at least in some cases. Many people, who had heard the testimony of John the Baptist concerning Jesus, had mulled over those sayings and had compared them with the evidence before their eyes in the person and works of Jesus. Though John had performed no miracles, yet they knew him to be a good and wise man and a great prophet. And now that they saw the truth of John's prediction, they were convinced; they learned to believe in Jesus the Savior.