John 4 · Verse 42

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 4:42, King James Version

John 4:42 in other translations

BSBThey said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
WEBThey 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.”
ASVand 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.
YLTand 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.'
DARBYand they said to the woman, It is no longer on account of thy saying that we believe, for we have heard him ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.
BBEAnd they said to the woman, Now we have faith, but not because of your story: we ourselves have given ear to his words, and we are certain that he is truly the Saviour of the world.
WebsterAnd said to 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 Savior of the world.

What does John 4:42 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 42 We have heard him ourselves - On seeing and hearing our Lord, the faith of those who had already believed on the woman's testimony was abundantly confirmed; and, besides those, may others believed who had not heard the woman speak. This is indeed the Christ - The promised Messiah. The Savior of the world - Not of the Jews only, but of the Samaritans, and of the whole Gentile world.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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John 4:42 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.

τῇtēa<the>G3588
τεteandG5037
γυναικὶgunaikito the womanG1135
ἔλεγονelegonthey were sayingG3004
ὅτιhotithatG3754
οὐκέτιouketino longerG3756
διὰdiabecause ofG1223
τὴνtēn<the>G3588
σὴνsēnyourG4771
λαλιὰνlalianspeechG2981
πιστεύομεν·pisteuomenwe believe;G4100
αὐτοὶautoiwe ourselvesG846
γὰρgarforG1063
ἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenhave heardG191
καὶkaiandG2532
οἴδαμενoidamenwe know
ὅτιhotithatG3754
οὗτόςhoutosthisG3778
ἐστινestinisG1510
ἀληθῶςalēthōstrulyG230
ὁhotheG3588
σωτὴρsōtērSaviorG4990
τοῦtouof theG3588
κόσμουkosmouworldG2889
ὁhotheG3588
χριστός.¶christosChrist.G5547

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

Cross references for John 4:42

  • 1 John 4:14

    And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

  • John 1:29

    The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

  • 1 Timothy 4:10

    For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

  • 1 John 5:20

    And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:19

    To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

  • Acts 4:12

    Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

  • John 3:14-18

    And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. …

  • John 6:68-69

    Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

  • John 17:8

    For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

  • John 4:29

    Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

  • John 1:45-49

    Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. …

  • Isaiah 52:10

    The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
for.
1:45-49; 17:8; Ac 17:11,12
and know.
29; 1:29; 3:14-18; 6:68,69; 11:17; Isa 45:22; 52:10; Lu 2:10,11,32
Ac 4:12; Ro 10:11-13; 2Co 5:19; 1Jo 4:14

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Context

  • 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 4:43

    Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.

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John 4:42 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y decían á la mujer: Ya no creemos por tu dicho; porque nosotros mismos hemos oído, y sabemos que verdaderamente éste es el Salvador del mundo, el Cristo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et ils disaient à la femme: Ce n’est plus à cause de ton dire que nous croyons; car nous-mêmes nous l’avons entendu, et nous connaissons que celui-ci est véritablement le Sauveur du monde.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und sie sagten zu dem Weibe: Wir glauben nicht mehr um deines Redens willen, denn wir selbst haben gehört und wissen, daß dieser wahrhaftig der Heiland der Welt ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et mulieri dicebant: Quia jam non propter tuam loquelam credimus: ipsi enim audivimus, et scimus quia hic est vere Salvator mundi.