John 4:1
When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and immersing more disciples than John
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2(although Jesus himself did not immerse, but his disciples),
Cross References
Luke 2:11because to you was born today in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ Lord.
Luke 19:34And they said, The Lord has need of it.
John 3:26And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, about whom thou have testified, behold, this man immerses, and all men come to him.
1 Corinthians 2:8which none of the rulers of this age know. For if they knew, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
2 Corinthians 4:5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves are your bondmen through Jesus.
Revelation 19:16And he has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Matthew Henry on John 4:1
It was, more than any thing else, the glory of the land of Israel, that it was Emmanuel's land ( Isa. viii. 8 ), not only the place of his birth, but the scene of his preaching and miracles. This land in our Saviour's time was divided into three parts: Judea in the south, Galilee in the north, and Samaria lying between them. Now, in this chapter, we have Christ in each of these three parts of that land. I. Departing out of Judea, ver. 1-3 . II. Passing through Samaria, which, though a visit in transitu, here takes… Read the whole commentary →