John 4:39

Many from that town came to believe in Jesus — Samaritans though they were — on account of the woman’s statement — ‘He has told me everything that I have done.’

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.

In Context

38I have sent you to reap that on which you have spent no labour; others have laboured, and you have entered upon the results of their labour.”

40And, when these Samaritans had come to Jesus, they begged him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.

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Cross References

John 4:5and, on his way, he came to a Samaritan town called Shechem, near the plot of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

John 4:42and they said to the woman: “It is no longer because of what you say that we believe in him, for we have heard him ourselves and know that he really is the Saviour of the world.”

John 11:45In consequence of this, many of the Jews, who had come to visit Mary and had seen what Jesus did, learned to believe in him.

Matthew Henry on John 4:28-43

Christ at the Well of Samaria. 27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? 28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, 29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 32 But he said unto them, I have meat to… Read the whole commentary →

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