John 4:29 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

"Come with me, and meet a man who told me everything I've ever done. Could he be the Messiah?"(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

ASV:

Come, see a man, who told me all things that ever I did: can this be the Christ?

BBE:

Come and see a man who has been talking to me of everything I ever did! Is it possible that this is the Christ?

DBY:

Come, see a man who told me all things I had ever done: is not he the Christ?

ERV:

Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: can this be the Christ?

WEY:

"Come," she said, "and see a man who has told me everything I have ever done. Can this be the Christ, do you think?"

WBS:

Come, see a man who hath told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

WEB:

"Come, see a man who told me everything that I did. Can this be the Christ?"

YLT:

'Come, see a man, who told me all things -- as many as I did; is this the Christ?'

John 4:29 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 12:23 All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, "This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?"

John 4:17 The woman answered and said, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You have correctly said, 'I have no husband';

John 7:26 "Look, He is speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to Him. The rulers do not really know that this is the Christ, do they?

John 7:31 But many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, "When the Christ comes, He will not perform more signs than those which this man has, will He?" (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

4:29 A man, which hath told me all things that ever I did. He told her some things about her own life, and conscience had told her more. She felt that all was known to him, and naturally exaggerates by saying, He told me all my life.

WES:

4:29 A man who told me all things that ever I did - Our Lord had told her but a few things. But his words awakened her conscience, which soon told her all the rest. Is not this the Christ? - She does not doubt of it herself, but incites them to make the inquiry.

MHC:

4:27-42 The disciples wondered that Christ talked thus with a Samaritan. Yet they knew it was for some good reason, and for some good end. Thus when particular difficulties occur in the word and providence of God, it is good to satisfy ourselves that all is well that Jesus Christ says and does. Two things affected the woman. The extent of his knowledge. Christ knows all the thoughts, words, and actions, of all the children of men. And the power of his word. He told her secret sins with power. She fastened upon that part of Christ's discourse, many would think she would have been most shy of repeating; but the knowledge of Christ, into which we are led by conviction of sin, is most likely to be sound and saving. They came to him: those who would know Christ, must meet him where he records his name. Our Master has left us an example, that we may learn to do the will of God as he did; with diligence, as those that make a business of it; with delight and pleasure in it. Christ compares his work to harvest-work. The harvest is appointed and looked for before it comes; so was the gospel. Harvest-time is busy time; all must be then at work. Harvest-time is a short time, and harvest-work must be done then, or not at all; so the time of the gospel is a season, which if once past, cannot be recalled. God sometimes uses very weak and unlikely instruments for beginning and carrying on a good work. Our Saviour, by teaching one poor woman, spread knowledge to a whole town. Blessed are those who are not offended at Christ. Those taught of God, are truly desirous to learn more. It adds much to the praise of our love to Christ and his word, if it conquers prejudices. Their faith grew. In the matter of it: they believed him to be the Saviour, not only of the Jews but of the world. In the certainty of it: we know that this is indeed the Christ. And in the ground of it, for we have heard him ourselves.

CONC:

Christ Possible Talking

Christ Possible Talking Think

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