John 4:39

Now a number of the people of that town had faith in him because of the woman's witness: He has been talking to me of everything I ever did.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.

In Context

38I sent you to get in grain which you had no hand in planting: other men did that work, and you take the reward.

40So when the people came to him they made request to him to be among them for a time, and he was there two days.

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Cross References

John 4:5So he came to a town of Samaria which was named Sychar, near to the bit of land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph:

John 4:42And they said to the woman, Now we have faith, but not because of your story: we ourselves have given ear to his words, and we are certain that he is truly the Saviour of the world.

John 11:45Then a number of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did had belief in him.

Matthew Henry on John 4:28-43

Christ at the Well of Samaria. 27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? 28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, 29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 32 But he said unto them, I have meat to… Read the whole commentary →

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