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Selected Verse: John 4:17 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 4:17 |
Strong Concordance |
The woman [1135] answered [611] and [2532] said [2036], I have [2192] no [3756] husband [435]. Jesus [2424] said [3004] unto her [846], Thou hast [2036] well [2573] said [2036], [3754] I have [2192] no [3756] husband [435]: |
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King James |
The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
I have no husband - This was said, evidently, to evade the subject. Perhaps she feared that if she came there with the man that she lived with, the truth might be exposed. It is not improbable that by this time she began to suspect that Jesus was a prophet.
Hast well said - Hast said the truth. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Well (καλῶς)
Aptly, truly. Compare Joh 8:48; Mat 15:7; Luk 20:39. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Thou hast well said - We may observe in all our Lord's discourses the utmost weightiness, and yet the utmost courtesy. |
39 Then [1161] certain [5100] of the scribes [1122] answering [611] said [2036], Master [1320], thou hast well [2573] said [2036].
7 Ye hypocrites [5273], well [2573] did [4395] Esaias [2268] prophesy [4395] of [4012] you [5216], saying [3004],
48 Then [3767] answered [611] the Jews [2453], and [2532] said [2036] unto him [846], Say [3004] we [2249] not [3756] well [2573] that [3754] thou [4771] art [1488] a Samaritan [4541], and [2532] hast [2192] a devil [1140]?