John 4:18

For thou hast had fiue husbands, and he whom thou nowe hast, is not thine husband: that saidest thou truely.

Geneva Bible 1599

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, and saide, I haue no husband. Iesus said vnto her, Thou hast well said, I haue no husband.

19The woman saide vnto him, Sir, I see that thou art a Prophet.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:3But God came to Abimelech in a dreame by night, and said to him, Beholde, thou art but dead, because of the woman, which thou hast taken: for she is a mans wife.

Genesis 34:7And whe the sonnes of Iaakob were come out of the fielde and heard it, it grieued the men, and they were very angry, because he had wrought villenie in Israel, in that he had lyen with Iaakobs daughter: which thing ought not to be done.

Numbers 5:29This is the law of ielousie, when a wife turneth from her husband and is defiled,

Jeremiah 3:20But as a woman rebelleth against her husband: so haue yee rebelled against me, O house of Israel, sayeth the Lord.

Ezekiel 16:35Wherefore, O harlot, heare the worde of the Lord.

John 4:16Iesus said vnto her, Go, call thine 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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