John 4:1
When therefore Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2(though Jesus himself did not baptize, but his disciples,)
Cross References
Luke 2:11for to you hath been born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, who is the Christ, the Lord.
Luke 19:34And they said, The Lord hath need of it.
John 3:26And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, he baptizeth, and all men are going to him.
1 Corinthians 2:8which none of the rulers of this world comprehended; for had they comprehended it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;
2 Corinthians 4:5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves your bond-servants for Jesus' sake.
Revelation 19:16And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name 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 →