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John 4:26-28
Lexham English Bible
John 4:26-28
Lexham English Bible
26 Jesus said to her, “I, the one speaking to you, am he.[a]
The Disciples and the Harvest
27 And at this point[b] his disciples came, and they were astonished that he was speaking with a woman. However, no one said, “What do you seek?” or “Why are you speaking with her?” 28 So the woman left her water jar and went away into the town and said to the people,[c]
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- John 4:26 *Here the predicate nominative is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 4:27 The word “point” is not in the Greek text but is implied
- John 4:28 Assuming the term is used here in a generic sense to refer to persons of either gender, it should be translated “people”; if instead the term here refers only to the town leaders or elders who met at the town gate, then “men” would be appropriate
John 4:26-28
New International Version
John 4:26-28
New International Version
26 Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.”(A)
The Disciples Rejoin Jesus
27 Just then his disciples returned(B) and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?”
28 Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people,
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