John 4:17
15 The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
16 Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”
“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.
18 In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”
19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.
- KJV
- The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
- WEB
- The woman answered, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You said well, ‘I have no husband,’
- ASV
- The woman answered and said unto him, I have no husband. Jesus saith unto her, Thou saidst well, I have no husband:
- DARBY
- The woman answered and said, I have not a husband. Jesus says to her, Thou hast well said, I have not a husband;
- BLB
- The woman answered and said to Him, “I do not have a husband.” Jesus says to her, “You have spoken correctly, ‘I do not have a husband.’
- ÅB
- Kvinnen svarte: Jeg har ingen mann. Jesus sa til henne: Med rette sa du: Jeg har ingen mann;
- OTB
- «Jeg har ingen mann,» svarte hun. Jesus sa til henne: «Du har rett når du sier at du ikke har noen mann.
- B1930
- Kvinnen svarte: Jeg har ingen mann. Jesus sa til henne: Med rette sa du: Jeg har ingen mann;