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John 4:3
3He left Judea and returned again to Galilee.
John 4:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.
- New International Version (NIV)So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he left Judea and departed again for Galilee.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He left Judea and departed again to Galilee.
Context of John 4:3
1So when the Lord learned that the Pharisees had been told that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2(although Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples were), He left Judea and returned again to Galilee. 4Now He had to go through Samaria. 5So He arrived at a Samaritan town called Sychar, near the tract of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph;
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ἀφῆκεν τὴν Ἰουδαίαν καὶ ἀπῆλθεν πάλιν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for John 4:3
- John 3:32What He has [actually] seen and heard, of that He testifies; and yet no one accepts His testimony [as true].
- John 10:40He went back again across the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there.
- John 11:54For that reason Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but left there and went to the district that borders on the uninhabited wilderness, to a town called Ephraim; and He stayed there with the disciples.
- Matthew 10:23“When they persecute you in one city [because of your faith in Me], flee to the next; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you will not finish going through all the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
- Mark 3:7Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a large crowd from Galilee followed Him; and also people from Judea,
- John 1:43The next day Jesus decided to go into Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, “Follow Me [as My disciple, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher, and walking the same path of life that I walk].”
Commentaries on John 4:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3He left Judea - The envy and malice of the Pharisees he might have known were growing so rapidly as to endanger his life. As his time to die had not yet come, he retired to Galilee, a country farther from Jerusalem, and much less under their control than Judea. See Mark 2:22; Luke 3:1. Though he feared not death and did not shrink from suffering, yet he did not needlessly throw himself into danger or provoke opposition. He could do as much good in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3After John the Baptist had been imprisoned, Jesus left Judea (see Mark 6:14–29; compare Mark 1:14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-421-4. the Lord knew--not by report, but in the sense of Joh 2:25, for which reason He is here styled "the Lord."Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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