John 4:40

John 4:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
• New International Version (NIV)So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.

Context of John 4:40

38I sent you to reap what you did not work for; others have labored and you have entered into their labor.” 39Now many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the report of the woman who testified, “He told me everything I ever did.” So when the Samaritans came to him, they began asking him to stay with them. He stayed there two days, 41and because of his word many more believed. 42They said to the woman, “No longer do we believe because of your words, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this one really is the Savior of the world.”

John 4:40 word by word

ὡς οὖν ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ Σαμαρῖται, ἠρώτων αὐτὸν μεῖναι παρ᾽ αὐτοῖς. καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐκεῖ δύο ἡμέρας.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Soοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• the Samaritansὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the SamaritansΣαμαρείτηςSamareitēs · SamaritanG4541
• were comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• they besoughtἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• that he would tarryμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• withπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250

Cross-references for John 4:40

• Genesis 32:26Then the man said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.” “I will not let you go,” Jacob replied, “unless you bless me.”
• Proverbs 4:13Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.
• Jeremiah 14:8You have been the object of Israel’s hopes. You have saved them when they were in trouble. Why have you become like a resident foreigner in the land? Why have you become like a traveler who only stops in to spend the night?
• Luke 8:38The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,
• Luke 10:39She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he said.
• Luke 24:29but they urged him, “Stay with us, because it is getting toward evening and the day is almost done.” So he went in to stay with them.
• Acts 16:15After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come and stay in my house.” And she persuaded us.
• Luke 19:5And when Jesus came to that place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because I must stay at your house today.”
• 2 Corinthians 6:1Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
• Revelation 3:20Listen! I am standing at the door and knocking! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come into his home and share a meal with him, and he with me.

Commentaries on John 4:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40He abode there two days - We are not told that he wrought any miracles among them; this does not appear to have been necessary: they were a simple-hearted, teachable people, and they credited him on the evidence of his own eternal truth. Why are not miracles wrought now? Miracles were only for the establishment of the doctrines of Christianity, where they were first preached; we profess to believe these doctrines; therefore, to us, miracles would be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39-42Verses 39-42 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him, … - There is seldom an instance of so remarkable success as this. From a single conversation, in circumstances, in a place, and with an individual little likely to be attended with such results, many sinners were converted; many believed on the testimony of the woman; many more came to hear, and believed because they heard him themselves. We should never despair of doing good in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-42Verses 27-42 The disciples wondered that Christ talked thus with a Samaritan. Yet they knew it was for some good reason, and for some good end. Thus when particular difficulties occur in the word and providence of God, it is good to satisfy ourselves that all is well that Jesus Christ says and does. Two things affected the woman. The extent of his knowledge. Christ knows all the thoughts, words, and actions, of all the children of men. And the power of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39-40Many of the Samaritans: The religious leaders and teachers in Jerusalem did not respond to Jesus with faith (chapter 3). In contrast, many Samaritans believed in him. They first listened because of the testimony (public witness) of this woman, who had been an outsider in her community. Later, they believed because they heard Jesus for themselves.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 39-4239-42. many ... believed, &c.--The truth of Joh 4:35 begins to appear. These Samaritans were the foundation of the Church afterwards built up there. No miracle appears to have been wrought there (but unparalleled supernatural knowledge displayed): "we have heard Him ourselves" (Joh 4:42) sufficed to raise their faith to a point never attained by the Jews, and hardly as yet by the disciples--that He was "the Saviour of the world" [Alford]. "This incident…Read the comment

Topics related to John 4:40

• Converts
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• Jesus, the Christ
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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