New American Standard Bible 2020
John 4:3
John 4:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.
- New International Version (NIV)So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he left Judea and departed again for Galilee.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He left Judea and departed again to Galilee.
Context of John 4:3
1So then, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that He was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2(although Jesus Himself was not baptizing; rather, His disciples were), He left Judea and went away again to Galilee. 4And He had to pass through Samaria. 5So He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph;
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ἀφῆκεν τὴν Ἰουδαίαν καὶ ἀπῆλθεν πάλιν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 4:3
- John 3:32What He has seen and heard, of this He testifies; and no one accepts His testimony.
- John 10:40And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He stayed there.
- John 11:54Therefore Jesus no longer continued to walk publicly among the Jews, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there He stayed with the disciples.
- Matthew 10:23“But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.
- Mark 3:7Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a large multitude from Galilee followed, and also from Judea,
- John 1:43The next day He decided to go to Galilee, and He found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow Me.”
Commentaries on John 4:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3He left Judea - The envy and malice of the Pharisees he might have known were growing so rapidly as to endanger his life. As his time to die had not yet come, he retired to Galilee, a country farther from Jerusalem, and much less under their control than Judea. See Mark 2:22; Luke 3:1. Though he feared not death and did not shrink from suffering, yet he did not needlessly throw himself into danger or provoke opposition. He could do as much good in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3After John the Baptist had been imprisoned, Jesus left Judea (see Mark 6:14–29; compare Mark 1:14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-421-4. the Lord knew--not by report, but in the sense of Joh 2:25, for which reason He is here styled "the Lord."Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. John 4:3 John 3:22 ↩
- 2. John 4:3 John 2:11f ↩
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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