Passage

John 4.39-42

Book: John · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"37. For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 38. I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor."

"39. And from that city many of the Samaritans believed on him because of the word of the woman, who testified, He told me all things that ever I did. 40. So when the Samaritans came unto him, they besought him to abide with them: and he abode there two days. 41. And many more believed because of his word; 42. and they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speaking: for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world."

"43. And after the two days he went forth from thence into Galilee. 44. For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his own country." (John 4:37-44, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"37. For in this the saying is true, ‘One sows, and another reaps.’ 38. I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”"

"39. From that city many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified, “He told me everything that I did.” 40. So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days. 41. Many more believed because of his word. 42. They said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of your speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.”"

"43. After the two days he went out from there and went into Galilee. 44. For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country." (John 4:37-44, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"37. And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 38. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours."

"39. And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did. 40. So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days. 41. And many more believed because of his own word; 42. And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world."

"43. Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee. 44. For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country." (John 4:37-44, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"37. for in this the saying is the true one, that one is the sower and another the reaper. 38. I sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured; others laboured, and ye into their labour have entered."

"39. And from that city many believed in him, of the Samaritans, because of the word of the woman testifying,, 'He told me all things, as many as I did.' 40. When, then, the Samaritans came unto him, they were asking him to remain with them, and he remained there two days; 41. and many more did believe because of his word, 42. and said to the woman, 'No more because of thy speaking do we believe; for we ourselves have heard and known that this is truly the Saviour of the world, the Christ.'"

"43. And after the two days he went forth thence, and went away to Galilee, 44. for Jesus himself testified that a prophet in his own country shall not have honour;" (John 4:37-44, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Quoted in

Preaching to Non-Believers

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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