John 4:1

Nowe when the Lord knew, how the Pharises had heard, that Iesus made and baptized moe disciples then Iohn,

Geneva Bible 1599

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

2(Though Iesus himselfe baptized not: but his disciples)

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Cross References

Luke 2:11That is, that vnto you is borne this day in the citie of Dauid, a Sauiour, which is Christ the Lord.

Luke 19:34And they sayd, The Lord hath neede of him.

John 3:26And they came vnto Iohn, and saide vnto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Iorden, to whom thou barest witnesse, behold, he baptizeth, and all men come to him.

1 Corinthians 2:8Which none of the princes of this world hath knowen: for had they knowen it, they would not haue crucified the Lord of glory.

2 Corinthians 4:5For we preach not our selues, but Christ Iesus the Lord, and our selues your seruaunts for Iesus sake.

Revelation 19:16And he hath vpon his garment, and vpon his thigh a name written, THE KINGS 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 →

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