{Many believed on him there} (polloi episteusan eis auton
ekei). See  1:12  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?