John 4:1

Therfor as Jhesu knew, that the Farisees herden, that Jhesu makith and baptisith mo disciplis than Joon,

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In The King James Version

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

In Context

2thouy Jhesus baptiside not, but hise disciplis, he lefte Judee,

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Cross References

Luke 2:11For a sauyoure is borun to dai to you, that is Crist the Lord, in the citee of Dauid.

Luke 19:34And thei seiden, For the Lord hath nede to hym.

John 3:26And thei camen to Joon, and seiden `to hym, Maister, he that was with thee biyonde Jordan, to whom thou hast borun witnessyng, lo! he baptisith, and alle men comen to hym.

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 →

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