John 4:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

John 4:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 4:42 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 4:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of your speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.””

John 4:42 — World English Bible

John 4:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speaking: for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.”

John 4:42 — American Standard Version

John 4:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and said to the woman--`No more because of thy speaking do we believe; for we ourselves have heard and known that this is truly the Saviour of the world--the Christ.'”

John 4:42 — Young's Literal Translation

John 4:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and they said to the woman, [It is] no longer on account of thy saying that we believe, for we have heard him ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.”

John 4:42 — Darby Translation

John 4:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they said vnto the woman, Nowe we beleeue, not because of thy saying: for we haue heard him our selues, and knowe that this is in deede that Christ the Sauiour of the world.”

John 4:42 — Geneva Bible

John 4:42 in Context — John 4

40 Vindo pois os samaritanos a ele, suplicaram-lhe que ficasse com eles; e ele ficou ali dois dias.

41 E creram ainda muitos mais pela palavra dele.

42 E diziam à mulher: Já não cremos por teu dito; porque nós mesmos temos [o] ouvido, e sabemos que verdadeiramente este é o Cristo, o Salvador do mundo.

43 E depois de dois dias partiu dali, e foi-se para a Galileia.

44 Porque o mesmo Jesus testemunhou que não tem o Profeta honra em sua própria terra.

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What Does John 4:42 Mean?

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