John 4:1
And so, when Jesus realized that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made more disciples and baptized more than John,
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2(though Jesus himself was not baptizing, but only his disciples)
Cross References
Luke 2:11For today a Savior has been born for you in the city of David: he is Christ the Lord.
Luke 19:34So they said, “Because the Lord has need of it.”
John 3:26And they went to John and said to him: “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, about whom you offered testimony: behold, he is baptizing and everyone is going to him.”
1 Corinthians 2:8something that none of the leaders of this world have known. For if they had known it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory.
2 Corinthians 4:5For we are not preaching about ourselves, but about Jesus Christ our Lord. We are merely your servants through Jesus.
Revelation 19:16And he has on his garment and on his thigh 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 →