John 2

The word "believe" is the most important word in the book of John. This word appears 98 times. The next closest word count is 39 times in the book of Acts. The Greek word is pisteuo (πιστεύω) and means to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, to place confidence in (Strong's Lexicon).

Many people initially believed in Jesus after watching the miracles he preformed, "Many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing." (John 2:23) For most of his early disciples their belief was shallow and would soon fade when Jesus revealed the cost of genuine discipleship. Has my faith strengthened with time and trial? SWC