John 4:41
39 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
40 So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
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.”
43 After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.
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
- And many more believed because of His message.
- KJV
- And many more believed because of his own word;
- WEB
- Many more believed because of his word.
- ASV
- And many more believed because of his word;
- DARBY
- And more a great deal believed on account of his word;
- BLB
- And many more believed because of His word.
- ÅB
- Og mange flere trodde for hans ords skyld,
- OTB
- Og på grunn av hans ord kom mange flere til tro.
- B1930
- Og mange flere trodde for hans ords skyld,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:4–5
My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
Read in contextActs 8:25
And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.
Read in contextActs 8:12
But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Read in contextMatthew 7:28–29
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
Read in contextJohn 6:63
The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
Read in contextLuke 4:32
They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.
Read in contextActs 15:3
Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
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