John 4:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?”

John 4:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 4:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 4:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his children and his livestock?””

John 4:12 — World English Bible

John 4:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle?”

John 4:12 — American Standard Version

John 4:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who did give us the well, and himself out of it did drink, and his sons, and his cattle?'”

John 4:12 — Young's Literal Translation

John 4:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, and his sons, and his cattle?”

John 4:12 — Darby Translation

John 4:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Art thou greater then our father Iacob, which gaue vs the well, and hee himselfe dranke thereof, and his sonnes, and his cattell?”

John 4:12 — Geneva Bible

John 4:12 in Context — John 4

10 Respondió Jesús y díjole: Si conocieses el don de Dios, y quién es el que te dice: Dame de beber: tú pedirías de él, y él te daría agua viva.

11 La mujer le dice: Señor, no tienes con qué sacar[la], y el pozo es hondo: ¿de dónde, pues, tienes el agua viva?

12 ¿Eres tú mayor que nuestro padre Jacob, que nos dió este pozo, del cual él bebió, y sus hijos, y sus ganados?

13 Respondió Jesús y díjole: Cualquiera que bebiere de esta agua, volverá á tener sed;

14 Mas el que bebiere del agua que yo le daré, para siempre no tendrá sed: mas el agua que yo le daré, será en él una fuente de agua que salte para vida eterna.

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What Does John 4:12 Mean?

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