John 4:29

²⁷ Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”

²⁸ Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,

“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

³⁰ So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.

³¹ Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

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: “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
KJV: Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
WEB: “Come, see a man who told me everything that I have done. Can this be the Christ?”
ASV: Come, see a man, who told me all things that [ever] I did: can this be the Christ?
DARBY: Come, see a man who told me all things I had ever done: is not he the Christ?
BLB: “Come, see a man who told me all things, as many as I did. Could this be the Christ?”

ÅB: Kom og se en mann som har sagt meg alt jeg har gjort! Han skulle vel ikke være Messias?
OTB: «Kom og se en mann som har fortalt meg alt jeg har gjort. Kan dette være Messias?»
B1930: Kom og se en mann som har sagt mig alt jeg har gjort! Han skulde vel ikke være Messias?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
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1 Corinthians 14:24–25
But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,
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John 1:41–49
He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
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John 4:25
The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
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John 4:17–18
“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.
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John 7:26
Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
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John 7:31
Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
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Matthew 12:23
The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
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