John 4:1
When Jesus realized that the Pharisees had discovered that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John,
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2(although it wasn't Jesus who was baptizing, but his disciples),
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Luke 2:11The Savior has been born to you today, here in David's city. He is the Messiah, the Lord.
Luke 19:34The disciples replied, “The Lord needs it.”
John 3:26They went to John and told him, “Rabbi, the man you were with on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you testified in support of—see, now he's baptizing, and everyone is going to him!”
1 Corinthians 2:8None of the rulers of this world understood anything about this—for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
2 Corinthians 4:5We are not promoting ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord. In fact we are your servants for Jesus' sake.
Revelation 19:16Written on his robe and on his thigh was the name, 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 →