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John 4:19
19The woman says to him, Sir, I see that thou art a prophet.
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, I have not a husband. Jesus says to her, Thou hast well said, I have not a husband; 18for thou hast had five husbands, and he whom now thou hast is not thy husband: this thou hast spoken truly. The woman says to him, Sir, I see that thou art a prophet. 20Our fathers worshipped in this mountain, and ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where one must worship. 21Jesus says to her, Woman, believe me, [the] hour is coming when ye shall neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem worship the Father.
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Λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ γυνή· κύριε, θεωρῶ ὅτι προφήτης εἶ σύ.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 4:19
- John 4:29Come, see a man who told me all things I had ever done: is not he the Christ?
- John 1:48Nathanael says to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.
- 2 Kings 5:26And he said to him, Did not my heart go, when the man turned again 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 bondmen, and bondwomen?
- 2 Kings 6:12And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
- Luke 7:39And the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spoke with himself saying, This [person] if he were a prophet would have known who and what the woman is who touches him, for she is a sinner.
- 1 Corinthians 14:24But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or simple [person] come in, he is convicted of all, he is judged of all;
- John 6:14The men therefore, having seen the sign which Jesus had done, said, This is truly the prophet which is coming into the world.
- John 7:40[Some] out of the crowd therefore, having heard this word, said, This is truly the prophet.
- John 9:17They say therefore again to the blind [man], What dost thou say of him, that he has opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
- Luke 7:16And fear seized on all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; and God has visited his people.
- Luke 24:19And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazaraean, 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
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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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