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Selected Verse: John 4:42 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 4:42 |
Strong Concordance |
And [5037] said [3004] unto the woman [1135], [3754] Now [3765] we believe [4100], not [3754] because [1223] of thy [4674] saying [2981]: for [1063] we have heard [191] him ourselves [846], and [2532] know [1492] that [3754] this [3778] is [2076] indeed [230] the Christ [5547], the Saviour [4990] of the world [2889]. |
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King James |
And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
Saviour
(See Scofield) - (Rom 1:16).
world
Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind".
(See Scofield) - (Mat 4:8). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Said (ἔλεγον)
The imperfect tense: said to the woman as they successively met her.
Saying (λαλιὰν)
Another word is designedly substituted for λόγον, word (Joh 4:39, Joh 4:41). In Joh 4:39 λόγος, word, is used of the woman, from the Evangelist's standpoint, as being a testimony to Christ. Here the Samaritans distinguish between the more authoritative and dignified word of Jesus, and the talk of the woman. Rev., speaking. Compare the kindred verb λαλέω, in Joh 4:26, Joh 4:27; also Joh 8:43; Mat 26:73.
The Christ
The best texts omit.
The Savior (ὁ σωτὴρ)
John uses the word only here and Jo1 4:14. See on Jesus, Mat 1:21. It is significant that this conception of Christ should have been first expressed by a Samaritan. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| We know that this is the Saviour of the world - And not of the Jews only. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
We have heard him ourselves - On seeing and hearing our Lord, the faith of those who had already believed on the woman's testimony was abundantly confirmed; and, besides those, may others believed who had not heard the woman speak.
This is indeed the Christ - The promised Messiah.
The Savior of the world - Not of the Jews only, but of the Samaritans, and of the whole Gentile world. |
8 Again [3825], the devil [1228] taketh [3880] him [846] up [3880] into [1519] an exceeding [3029] high [5308] mountain [3735], and [2532] sheweth [1166] him [846] all [3956] the kingdoms [932] of the world [2889], and [2532] the glory [1391] of them [846];
16 For [1063] I am [1870] not [3756] ashamed [1870] of the gospel [2098] of Christ [5547]: for [1063] it is [2076] the power [1411] of God [2316] unto [1519] salvation [4991] to every one [3956] that believeth [4100]; to the Jew [2453] first [4412], and [5037] also [2532] to the Greek [1672].
21 And [1161] she shall bring forth [5088] a son [5207], and [2532] thou shalt call [2564] his [846] name [3686] JESUS [2424]: for [1063] he [846] shall save [4982] his [846] people [2992] from [575] their [846] sins [266].
14 And [2532] we [2249] have seen [2300] and [2532] do testify [3140] that [3754] the Father [3962] sent [649] the Son [5207] to be the Saviour [4990] of the world [2889].
73 And [1161] after [3326] a while [3397] came unto him they [4334] that stood by [2476], and said [2036] to Peter [4074], Surely [230] thou [4771] also [2532] art [1488] one of [1537] them [846]; for [1063] [2532] thy [4675] speech [2981] bewrayeth [1212] thee [4571] [4160].
43 Why [1302] do ye [1097] not [3756] understand [1097] my [1699] speech [2981]? even because [3754] ye cannot [3756] [1410] hear [191] my [1699] word [3056].
27 And [2532] upon [1909] this [5129] came [2064] his [846] disciples [3101], and [2532] marvelled [2296] that [3754] he talked [2980] with [3326] the woman [1135]: yet [3305] no man [3762] said [2036], What [5101] seekest thou [2212]? or [2228], Why [5101] talkest thou [2980] with [3326] her [846]?
26 Jesus [2424] saith [3004] unto her [846], I [1473] that speak [2980] unto thee [4671] am [1510] he.
39 And [1161] many [4183] of the Samaritans [4541] of [1537] that [1565] city [4172] believed [4100] on [1519] him [846] for [1223] the saying [3056] of the woman [1135], which testified [3140], [3754] He told [2036] me [3427] all [3956] that ever [3745] I did [4160].
41 And [2532] many [4183] more [4119] believed [4100] because [1223] of his own [846] word [3056];
39 And [1161] many [4183] of the Samaritans [4541] of [1537] that [1565] city [4172] believed [4100] on [1519] him [846] for [1223] the saying [3056] of the woman [1135], which testified [3140], [3754] He told [2036] me [3427] all [3956] that ever [3745] I did [4160].