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.

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40 So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days. 41 And many more believed because of His own (A)word.

42 Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for (B)we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed [a]the Christ, the Savior of the world.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 4:42 NU omits the Christ

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”