# John 4.19

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 17. The woman answered and said unto him, I have no husband. Jesus saith unto her, <span class="rl-speech">Thou saidst well, I have no husband:</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: this hast thou said truly.</span>
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> **19. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.**
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> 20. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 21. Jesus saith unto her, <span class="rl-speech">Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father.</span> (John 4:17-21, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 17. The woman answered, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, <span class="rl-speech">“You said well, ‘I have no husband,’</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">for you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband. This you have said truly.”</span>
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> **19. The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.**
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> 20. Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.” 21. Jesus said to her, <span class="rl-speech">“Woman, believe me, the hour comes, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, will you worship the Father.</span> (John 4:17-21, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 17. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: 18. For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
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> **19. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.**
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> 20. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 21. Jesus saith unto her, <span class="rl-speech">Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.</span> (John 4:17-21, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 17. the woman answered and said, 'I have not a husband.' Jesus saith to her, <span class="rl-speech">'Well didst thou say, A husband I have not;</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">for five husbands thou hast had, and, now, he whom thou hast is not thy husband; this hast thou said truly.'</span>
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> **19. The woman saith to him, 'Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet;**
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> 20. our fathers in this mountain did worship, and ye, ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where it behoveth to worship.' 21. Jesus saith to her, <span class="rl-speech">'Woman, believe me, that there doth come an hour, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father;</span> (John 4:17-21, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G2962 - kyrios](/codex/g2962-kyrios/), *kyrios*, Strong's G2962
- [G3004 - lego](/codex/g3004-lego/), *lego*, Strong's G3004

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Jehovah's Witnesses vs the Christian God](/codex/jehovahs-witnesses-vs-the-christian-god/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 4](/codex/john-4/)
- [OT Sexual-Violence Laws](/codex/ot-sexual-violence-laws/), via [John 4.7-30](/codex/john-4-7-30/)
- [Preaching to Non-Believers](/codex/preaching-to-non-believers/), via [John 4.7-26](/codex/john-4-7-26/)
- [Psychology of Lowered Defenses](/codex/psychology-of-lowered-defenses/), via [John 4.7-26](/codex/john-4-7-26/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.