New American Standard Bible 1995
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, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You have correctly said, ‘I have no husband’; 18for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly.” The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. 20Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you people say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.” 21Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you 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 4:29“Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is it?”
- John 1:48Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
- 2 Kings 5:26Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money and to receive clothes and olive groves and vineyards and sheep and oxen and male and female servants?
- 2 Kings 6:12One of his servants said, “No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”
- Luke 7:39Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner.”
- 1 Corinthians 14:24But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an ungifted man enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all;
- John 6:14Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
- John 7:40Some of the people therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This certainly is the Prophet.”
- John 9:17So they said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet.”
- Luke 7:16Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited His people!”
- Luke 24:19And He said to them, “What things?” And they said to Him, “The things about Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of 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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