John 4:1
When therefore the Lord knew how that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
Revised Version 1895
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In Context
2(although Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples),
Cross References
Luke 2:11for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luke 19:34And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
John 3:26And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
1 Corinthians 2:8which none of the rulers of this world knoweth: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory:
2 Corinthians 4:5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
Revelation 19:16And he hath 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 →