John 4:1
Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptising more disciples than John
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2(although Jesus himself didn’t baptise, but his disciples),
Cross References
Luke 2:11For there is born to you today, in David’s city, a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 19:34They said, “The Lord needs it.”
John 3:26They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he baptises, and everyone is coming to him.”
1 Corinthians 2:8which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.
2 Corinthians 4:5For we don’t preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake,
Revelation 19:16He has 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 →