Many Samaritans Believe

39 Many of the Samaritans from that town(A) believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”(B) 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. 41 And because of his words many more became believers.

42 They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”(C)

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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 Therefore, 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, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this really is the Savior(D) of the world.”[c]

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Footnotes

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