John 4:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
John 4:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 4:42 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 4:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of your speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.””
John 4:42 — World English Bible
John 4:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speaking: for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world. ”
John 4:42 — American Standard Version
John 4:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and said to the woman--`No more because of thy speaking do we believe; for we ourselves have heard and known that this is truly the Saviour of the world--the Christ.'”
John 4:42 — Young's Literal Translation
John 4:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and they said to the woman, [It is] no longer on account of thy saying that we believe, for we have heard him ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world. ”
John 4:42 — Darby Translation
John 4:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they said vnto the woman, Nowe we beleeue, not because of thy saying: for we haue heard him our selues, and knowe that this is in deede that Christ the Sauiour of the world.”
John 4:42 — Geneva Bible
John 4:42 in Context — John 4
40 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
41 And many more believed because of his own word;
42 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.
43 Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.
44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
What Does John 4:42 Mean?
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