John 4:1
When therefore the Lord knew, that the Pharisees had heard—Jesus, more disciples, is making and immersing, than John,—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2although indeed, Jesus himself, was not immersing, but his disciples,
Cross References
Luke 2:11That there hath been born unto you, this day, a saviour,—Who is Christ the Lord—in the city of David!
Luke 19:34And, they, said—His Lord, hath, need.
John 3:26And they came unto John, and said unto him—Rabbi! he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, unto whom, thou, hast borne witness, see! the same, is immersing; and, all, are coming unto him.
1 Corinthians 2:8Which, none of the rulers of this age had come to know, for, had they known, not, in that case, the Lord of the glory, would they have crucified!
2 Corinthians 4:5For, not ourselves, do we proclaim, but Christ Jesus, as Lord, and, ourselves, as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
Revelation 19:16And he hath, upon his mantle and upon 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 →