The Savior of the World

39 Now many Samaritans(A) from that town believed in him because of what the woman said[a] when she testified,(B) “He told me everything I ever did.” 40 So when the Samaritans came to him,(C) they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. 41 Many more believed because of what he said.[b] 42 And they told the woman, “We no longer believe because of what you said, since we have heard for ourselves and know that this really is the Savior(D) of the world.”[c]

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  1. 4:39 Lit because of the woman’s word
  2. 4:41 Lit because of his word
  3. 4:42 Other mss add , the Messiah

39 Now many of the Samaritans of that town believed in Jesus[a] because the woman had testified, “He told me everything I’ve ever done.”

40 So when the Samaritans came to Jesus,[b] they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there for two days. 41 And many more believed because of what he said. 42 They kept telling the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, because now we have heard him ourselves, and we know that he really is the Savior of the world.”

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  1. John 4:39 Lit. in him
  2. John 4:40 Lit. him