John 4:18

For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband; in this thou hast spoken truly.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.

In Context

17The woman answered, I have no husband. Jesus saith to her, Thou saidst well, that thou hast no husband.

19The woman saith to him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 3:20Yet as a woman is faithless to her husband, So have ye been faithless to me, O house of Israel! saith Jehovah.

Ezekiel 16:35Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of Jehovah!

John 4:16He saith to her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.

Matthew Henry on John 4:5-27

Christ at the Well of Samaria. 4 And he must needs go through Samaria. 5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. 7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. 8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 9 Then saith the woman of Samaria… Read the whole commentary →

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