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

17“I don’t have a husband,” she answered. “You have correctly said, ‘I don’t have a husband,’” Jesus said. 18“For you’ve had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.” “Sir,” the woman replied, “I see that you are a prophet. 20Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem.” 21Jesus told her, “Believe me, woman, an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

John 4:19 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• The womanὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Sirκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• I perceiveθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396

Cross-references for John 4:19

• John 4:29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”
• John 1:48“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you,” Jesus answered.
• 2 Kings 5:26“And my heart didn’t go when the man got down from his chariot to meet you,” Elisha said. “Is this a time to accept silver and clothing, olive orchards and vineyards, flocks and herds, and male and female slaves?
• 2 Kings 6:12One of his servants said, “No one, my lord the king. Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in your bedroom.”
• Luke 7:39When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him — she’s a sinner!”
• 1 Corinthians 14:24But if all are prophesying and some unbeliever or outsider comes in, he is convicted by all and is called to account by all.
• John 6:14When the people saw the sign he had done, they said, “This truly is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
• John 7:40When some from the crowd heard these words, they said, “This truly is the Prophet.”
• John 9:17Again they asked the blind man, “What do you say about him, since he opened your eyes?” “He’s a prophet,” he said.
• Luke 7:16Then fear came over everyone, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited his people.”
• Luke 24:19“What things?” he asked them. So they said to him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet powerful in action and speech 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

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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