John 4:40

³⁸ I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”

³⁹ Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.

⁴¹ And many more believed because of His message.

⁴² They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

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: So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
KJV: So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
WEB: So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days.
ASV: So when the Samaritans came unto him, they besought him to abide with them: and he abode there two days.
DARBY: When therefore the Samaritans came to him they asked him to abide with them, and he abode there two days.
BLB: Therefore when the Samaritans came to Him, they were asking Him to stay with them, and He stayed there two days.

ÅB: Da nå samaritanene kom til ham, ba de ham bli hos dem; og han ble der to dager.
OTB: Da samaritanerne kom til ham, ba de ham bli hos dem, og han ble der to dager.
B1930: Da nu samaritanene kom til ham, bad de ham bli hos dem; og han blev der to dager.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
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Luke 24:29
But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
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2 Corinthians 6:1–2
As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
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Acts 16:15
And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
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Luke 8:38
The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,
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Luke 19:5–10
When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
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Genesis 32:26
Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
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Jeremiah 14:8
O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?
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