John 4:39 Parallel Translations

Many Samaritans in that city believed in Jesus because of the woman who said, "He told me everything I've ever done."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

And from that city many of the Samaritans believed on him because of the word of the woman, who testified, He told me all things that ever I did.

BBE:

Now a number of the people of that town had faith in him because of the woman's witness: He has been talking to me of everything I ever did.

DBY:

But many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him because of the word of the woman who bore witness, He told me all things that I had ever done.

ERV:

And from that city many of the Samaritans believed on him because of the word of the woman, who testified, He told me all things that ever I did.

WEY:

Of the Samaritan population of that town a good many believed in Him because of the woman's statement when she declared, "He has told me all that I have ever done."

WBS:

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

WEB:

From that city many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified, "He told me everything that I did."

YLT:

And from that city many believed in him, of the Samaritans, because of the word of the woman testifying, -- 'He told me all things -- as many as I did.'

John 4:39 Cross References

XREF:

John 4:5 So He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph;

John 4:29 "Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is it?"

John 4:30 They went out of the city, and were coming to Him. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

4:39 {7} 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.
(7) The Samaritans most joyfully embrace that which the Jews most stubbornly rejected.

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:

Believed Bore Declared Faith Population Samaritan Samaritans Saying Statement Talking Testified Testifying Testimony Town Witness Woman's

Believed Bore City Declared Faith Good Population Samaritan Samaritans Statement Testified Testifying Testimony Witness Woman's Word

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