John 4:1
Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard, “Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John”
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2(although Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples),
Cross References
Luke 2:11You see, today, in David's city, a Savior was born to you, who is Lord Christ!
Luke 19:34So they said, “The Lord needs it.”
John 3:26So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the One who was with you across the Jordan, about whom you have testified—well, here He is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to Him!”
1 Corinthians 2:8that none of the rulers of this age have understood (because if they had understood, they would not have crucified the Lord of the glory).
2 Corinthians 4:5Now we do not proclaim ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Sovereign, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake;
Revelation 19:16And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh, 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 →