Passage
John 4.19
19. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. (ASV)Book: John · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV
17. The woman answered and said unto him, I have no husband. Jesus saith unto her, Thou saidst well, I have no husband: 18. for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: this hast thou said truly.
19. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
- 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, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father. (John 4:17-21, ASV)
WEB
17. The woman answered, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You said well, ‘I have no husband,’ 18. for you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband. This you have said truly.”
19. The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.
- 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, “Woman, believe me, the hour comes, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, will you worship the Father. (John 4:17-21, WEB)
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.
19. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
- 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, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. (John 4:17-21, KJV)
YLT
17. the woman answered and said, 'I have not a husband.' Jesus saith to her, 'Well didst thou say, A husband I have not; 18. for five husbands thou hast had, and, now, he whom thou hast is not thy husband; this hast thou said truly.'
19. The woman saith to him, 'Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet;
- 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, 'Woman, believe me, that there doth come an hour, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father; (John 4:17-21, YLT)
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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, kyrios, Strong's G2962
- G3004 - lego, lego, Strong's G3004
Quoted in
Arguments and defeaters:
Concepts:
- Jesus Said, via John 4
- OT Sexual-Violence Laws, via John 4.7-30
- Preaching to Non-Believers, via John 4.7-26
- Psychology of Lowered Defenses, via John 4.7-26
Notes
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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- 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.
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