John 4:26
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,
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
- Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.”
- KJV
- Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
- WEB
- Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who speaks to you.”
- ASV
- Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am [he].
- DARBY
- Jesus says to her, I who speak to thee am [he].
- BLB
- Jesus says to her, “I am [He]—the One speaking to you.”
- ÅB
- Jesus sier til henne: Det er meg, jeg som taler med deg!
- OTB
- Da sa Jesus: «Jeg, som taler med deg — jeg er han.»
- B1930
- Jesus sier til henne: Det er mig, jeg som taler med dig!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 8:24
I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
Read in contextMark 14:61–62
But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
Read in contextJohn 9:35–37
Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
Read in contextRomans 10:20–21
But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
Read in contextMatthew 26:63–64
But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Read in contextLuke 13:30
And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
Read in contextMatthew 20:15
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
Read in contextMatthew 16:20
Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
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