John 4:1
When Jesus therefore understood that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus maketh more disciples, and baptizeth more than John,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2(Though Jesus himself did not baptize, but his disciples,)
Cross References
Luke 2:11For, this day, is born to you a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David.
Luke 19:34But they said: Because the Lord hath need of him.
John 3:26And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, behold he baptizeth, and all men come to him.
1 Corinthians 2:8Which none of the princes of this world knew; for if they had known it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory.
2 Corinthians 4:5For we preach not ourselves, but Jesus Christ our Lord; and ourselves your servants through Jesus.
Revelation 19:16And he hath 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 →