John 4:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)”
John 4:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 4:8 in 6 Bible Translations
Read John 4:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
John 4:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.”
John 4:8 — World English Bible
John 4:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.”
John 4:8 — American Standard Version
John 4:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for his disciples were gone away to the city, that they may buy victuals;”
John 4:8 — Young's Literal Translation
John 4:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“(for his disciples had gone away into the city that they might buy provisions).”
John 4:8 — Darby Translation
John 4:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For his disciples were gone away into the citie, to buy meate.”
John 4:8 — Geneva Bible
John 4:8 in Context — John 4
6 Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
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.
What Does John 4:8 Mean?
John 4:8 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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