John 4 · Verse 3

John 4:3

He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.

John 4:3, King James Version

John 4:3 in other translations

BSB	He left Judea and returned to Galilee.
WEB	he left Judea and departed into Galilee.
ASV	he left Judæa, and departed again into Galilee.
YLT	he left Judea and went away again to Galilee,
DARBY	he left Judaea and went away again unto Galilee.
BBE	He went out of Judaea into Galilee again.
Webster	He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.

What does John 4:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 4:1-4

Joh 4:1-42. Christ and the Woman of Samaria--The Samaritans of Sychar. 1-4. the Lord knew--not by report, but in the sense of Joh 2:25, for which reason He is here styled "the Lord."

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 3. He 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 Mk 2:22, Lk 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 Galilee, probably, as in Judea, and he therefore withdrew himself from immediate danger.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 4:1-3

Jesus applied himself more to preaching, which was the more excellent, 1Co 1:17, than to baptism. He would put honour upon his disciples, by employing them to baptize. He teaches us that the benefit of sacraments depends not on the hand that administers them.

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John 4:3 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἀφῆκενaphēkenHe leftG863

τὴνtēn<the>G3588

ἸουδαίανIoudaianJudeaG2449

καὶkaiandG2532

ἀπῆλθενapēlthenwent awayG565

πάλινpalinagainG3825

εἰςeisintoG1519

τὴνtēn<the>G3588

Γαλιλαίαν.GalilaianGalilee.G1056

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 4:3

Matthew 10:23
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
John 11:54
Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
John 3:22
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
John 10:40
And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
John 2:11
This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
John 3:32
And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
Mark 3:7
But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,
John 1:43
The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

left.
3:32; 10:40; 11:54; Mt 10:23; Mr 3:7
again.
1:43

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

John 4:2
(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)
John 4:3
He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.
John 4:4
And he must needs go through Samaria.

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John 4:3 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Dejó á Judea, y fuése otra vez á Galilea.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	il quitta la Judée, et s’en alla encore en Galilée.
German Elberfelder 1871	verließ er Judäa und zog wieder nach Galiläa.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	reliquit Judæam, et abiit iterum in Galilæam.