John 4:19

John 4:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
• New International Version (NIV)“Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The woman said to him, "Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet.

Context of John 4:19

17The woman answered and said unto him, I have no husband. Jesus saith unto her, Thou saidst well, I have no husband: 18for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: this hast thou said truly. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 20Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 21Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father.

John 4:19 word by word

Λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ γυνή· κύριε, θεωρῶ ὅτι προφήτης εἶ σύ.Read the interlinear

• womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• Sirκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396

Cross-references for John 4:19

• John 4:29Come, see a man, who told me all things that ever I did: can this be the Christ?
• John 1:48Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
• 2 Kings 5:26And he said unto him, Went not my heart with thee, when the man turned from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants?
• 2 Kings 6:12And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
• Luke 7:39Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.
• 1 Corinthians 14:24But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all;
• John 6:14When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world.
• John 7:40Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.
• John 9:17They say therefore unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, in that he opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
• Luke 7:16And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath visited his people.
• Luke 24:19And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

Commentaries on John 4:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19I perceive that thou art a prophet - And therefore thought him well qualified to decide the grand question in dispute between the Jews and the Samaritans: but she did not perceive him to be the Messiah.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19A prophet - One sent from God, and who understood her life. The word here does not denote one who foretells future events, but one who knew her heart and life, and who must therefore have come from God. She did not yet suppose him to be the Messiah, John 4:25. Believing him now to be a man sent from God, she proposed to him a question respecting the proper place of worship. This point had been long a matter of dispute between the Samaritans and the Jews…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-26Verses 4-26 There was great hatred between the Samaritans and the Jews. Christ's road from Judea to Galilee lay through Samaria. We should not go into places of temptation but when we needs must; and then must not dwell in them, but hasten through them. We have here our Lord Jesus under the common fatigue of travellers. Thus we see that he was truly a man. Toil came in with sin; therefore Christ, having made himself a curse for us, submitted to it. Also…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19a prophet: Jesus revealed knowledge about the woman that a stranger could not know (4:16–18; compare 1:48). As the woman learned more about Jesus, what she called him showed her increasing understanding: At first, she recognized him as "a Jew" (4:9) and called him "Sir" (4:11, 15, 19). Later, she thought he might be "the Christ" (4:29), that is, the Messiah (God's chosen one). Finally, the people of the village recognized him as "the Savior of the world"…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. Sir, I perceive, &c.--Seeing herself all revealed, does she now break down and ask what hopes there might be for one so guilty? Nay, her convictions have not reached that point yet. She ingeniously shifts the subject from a personal to a public question. It is not, "Alas, what a wicked life am I leading!" but "Lo, what a wonderful prophet I got into conversation with! He will be able to settle that interminable dispute between us and the Jews. Sir…Read the comment

Topics related to John 4:19

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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