John 4:1

Therefore as Jesus knew, that the Pharisees heard, that Jesus maketh and baptizeth more disciples than John,

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

In Context

2though Jesus baptized not, but his disciples,

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Cross References

Luke 2:11For a Saviour is born today to you, that is Christ the Lord (or who is the Messiah the Lord), in the city of David.

Luke 19:34And they said, For the Lord hath need to him (or For the Lord hath need of him).

John 3:26And they came to John, and said to him, Master [or Rabbi], he that was with thee beyond [or over] (the) Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witnessing, lo! he baptizeth, and all men come to him. (And they came to John, and said to him, Teacher, he who was with thee on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom thou hast witnessed, or thou hast testified, behold! he baptizeth, and all come to him.)

1 Corinthians 2:8which none of the princes of this world knew; for if they had known (it), they should never have crucified the Lord of glory. (which none of the rulers of this world knew; for if they had known it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory.)

2 Corinthians 4:5But we preach not us-selves, but our Lord Jesus Christ [or but Jesus Christ our Lord]; and us (as) your servants by Jesus.

Revelation 19:16And he hath written in his cloth, and in the hip [or in his hem], King of kings and Lord of lords. (And he hath written on his cloak, and on his hip, or on his thigh, 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 →

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