English Standard Version

John 4:26

26Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am he."

John 4:26 in other versions

King James Version (KJV)Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
New International Version (NIV)Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.”
New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am He.”
New Living Translation (NLT)Then Jesus told her, “I Am the Messiah!”

Context of John 4:26

24God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." 25The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things." Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am he." 27Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, "What do you seek?" or, "Why are you talking with her?" 28So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people,

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John 4:26 word by word

λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἐγώ εἰμι, ὁ λαλῶν σοι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
unto herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
that speakλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
unto theeσύsu · youG4771
amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for John 4:26

John 9:37Jesus said to him, "You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you."
Matthew 16:20Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
Matthew 20:15Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?'
Matthew 26:63But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, "I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God."
Mark 14:61But he remained silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?"
Luke 13:30And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."
Romans 10:20Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, "I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me."

Commentaries on John 4:26

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Jesus saith unto her, I - am he - Our Lord never spoke in such direct terms concerning himself to his own countrymen; nor even to his own disciples, till a little before his death. The reason given by Bishop Pearce is the following: The woman being alone when Jesus said it, and being a Samaritan, he had no reason to apprehend that the Samaritans, if they knew his claim, would disturb his ministry before the time of his suffering came; which seems to have…Read the comment
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26I that speak onto thee am - he I am the Messiah. This was the first time that he openly professed it. He did not do it yet to the Jews, for it would have excited envy and opposition. But nothing could be apprehended in Samaria; and as the woman seemed reluctant to listen to him as a prophet, and professed her willingness to listen to the Messiah, he openly declared that he was the Christ, that by some means he might save her soul. From this we may learn…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. 26I who speak to you am He: Jesus used an unusual and strong form of the words I am. This wording may point beyond a simple statement of identity. It can suggest a connection with the name of God revealed in the Old Testament (see 8:58; Exodus 3:14).Read the comment
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2625-26. I know Messias cometh ... when He is come, &c.--If we take our Lord's immediate disclosure of Himself, in answer to this, as the proper key to its meaning to His ear, we can hardly doubt that the woman was already all but prepared for even this startling announcement, which indeed she seems (from Joh 4:29) to have already begun to suspect by His revealing her to herself. Thus quickly, under so matchless a Teacher, was she brought up from her sunken…Read the comment

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