John 4:1
Therefore when the Lord knew, the pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
2(though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but his disciples,)
Cross References
Luke 2:11that this day is born, in the city of David, your Saviour Christ the Lord.
Luke 19:34and they answered, The Lord hath need of him.
John 3:26And they came to John, and said unto him, Rabbi, He that was with thee on the other side Jordan, to whom thou barest testimony, behold, He baptizeth and all the people come to Him.
1 Corinthians 2:8which none of the rulers of this age knew; for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
2 Corinthians 4:5for we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for the sake of Jesus.
Revelation 19:16And He hath on his vesture 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 →