40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they began asking[a] him to stay with them. And he stayed there two days. 41 And many more believed because of his word, 42 And they were saying to the woman, “No longer because of what you said[b] do we believe, for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this one is truly the Savior of the world!”

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Footnotes

  1. John 4:40 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began asking”)
  2. John 4:42 Literally “your speaking”