John 4:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?”
John 4:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 4:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 4:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his children and his livestock?””
John 4:12 — World English Bible
John 4:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle? ”
John 4:12 — American Standard Version
John 4:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who did give us the well, and himself out of it did drink, and his sons, and his cattle?'”
John 4:12 — Young's Literal Translation
John 4:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, and his sons, and his cattle? ”
John 4:12 — Darby Translation
John 4:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Art thou greater then our father Iacob, which gaue vs the well, and hee himselfe dranke thereof, and his sonnes, and his cattell?”
John 4:12 — Geneva Bible
John 4:12 in Context — John 4
10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
What Does John 4:12 Mean?
John 4:12 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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