8:30

As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him: This verse implies that it was many of those who heard Jesus speak who believed in him. So in some languages it may be natural to say that explicitly:

many who heard him say these things believed in him (New Living Translation (2004))

believed in Him: This phrase includes the idea of believing the facts about who Jesus was and what he did. But it also includes the idea of trusting Jesus instead of trusting oneself or someone else. Both ideas are very closely related. If someone believes the facts about Jesus, it should result in trusting him. See how you translated similar phrases in 1:12b, 7:31a, and 7:38a. Here are other ways to translate this idea:

put their faith in him (Contemporary English Version)
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believed on him
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trusted in him

General Comment on 8:30

In some languages it may be natural to reverse the order of the clauses in this verse. For example:

many believed in him as he said these things
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many believed in him while they listened to what he said

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