John 4:42

and 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.”

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

In Context

41But far more came to believe in him on account of what he said himself,

43After these two days Jesus went on to Galilee;

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Cross References

Luke 2:10“Have no fear,” the angel said. “For I bring you good news of a great joy in store for all the nation.

John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed: “Here is the Lamb of God, who is to take away the sin of the world!

John 3:14And, as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up;

John 6:68But Simon Peter answered: “Master, to whom shall we go? Immortal Life is in your teaching;

John 17:8for I have given them the teaching which thou gavest me, and they received it, and clearly understood that I came from thee, and they believed that thou has sent me as thy Messenger.

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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