John 4:41
And many more believed because of his own word;
John 4:41 in other translations
| BSB | And many more believed because of His message. |
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| WEB | Many more believed because of his word. |
| ASV | And many more believed because of his word; |
| YLT | and many more did believe because of his word, |
| DARBY | And more a great deal believed on account of his word; |
| BBE | And a great number more of them came to have faith in him because of what he himself said. |
| Webster | And many more believed, because of his own word; |
What does John 4:41 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 4:39-42
39-42. 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…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 4:27-42
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…
John 4:41 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 4:41
- Acts 1:8
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
- 1 Corinthians 2:4-5
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
- Acts 8:25
And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
- Acts 8:12
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
- Matthew 7:28-29
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
- John 6:63
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
- Luke 4:32
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
- Acts 15:3
And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
- John 7:46
The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
- Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
- Hebrews 4:13
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
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Context
- John 4:40
So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
- John 4:41
And many more believed because of his own word;
- John 4:42
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.
John 4:41 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y creyeron muchos más por la palabra de él. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et beaucoup plus de gens crurent à cause de sa parole; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und noch viele mehr glaubten um seines Wortes willen; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et multo plures crediderunt in eum propter sermonem ejus. |