Those who believed must so trust Jesus as to be willing that He should fashion the messiahship as He saw fit.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
John's idea of messiahship did not exactly accord with that of Jesus.
"The Making of an Apostle"
R. J. Campbell
No sooner had Jesus elicited the declaration that He Himself was the Christ than, after charging the disciples to say nothing to any man in regard to it, He began to teach them the true nature of messiahship.
"The Making of an Apostle"
R. J. Campbell