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John 4:38-42 in American Standard Version (1901)

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.
John 4 in American Standard Version (1901)

John 4:38-42 in God's Living Word

38 I sent you to harvest that for which you didn’t labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”
39 Many Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything that I ever did.”
40 So when the Samaritans arrived, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed there two days.
41 Many more believed because of His words.
42 They told the woman, “It’s no longer just because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world, the Christ.”

John 4:38-42 in King James (Authorized) Version

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.
John 4 in King James (Authorized) Version

JOHN 4:38-42 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not laboured: others have laboured, and ye are entered into their labour.
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.
JOHN 4 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

John 4:38-42 in Translation for Translators

38 I am sending you to enable people to accept my message, but you will not be the first ones who tell them God's message. Others previously worked hard to tell people God's message, and now you will be harvesting the results of their work.”
39 Many of the Samaria district people who lived in that town believed that Jesus was the Messiah because they heard what that woman said about Jesus, “That man was able to tell me all about my past life HYP!”
40 So when those people of Samaria came to Jesus, they urged him to stay with them. So we stayed there two days.
41 Many more of those people believed ◄ in Jesus/that he was the Messiah► because of what he said.
42 They told the woman, “We believe in Jesus now , but not just because of what you told us. Now we have heard him ourselves. And now we know that this man truly is the one who can save people MTY from the guilt of their sins .”
John 4 in Translation for Translators

John 4:38-42 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

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 have done.”
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.”
John 4 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

John 4:38-42 in World English Bible (Catholic)

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 have done.”
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.”
John 4 in World English Bible (Catholic)

John 4:38-42 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

38 I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t laboured. Others have laboured, and you have entered into their labour.”
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 have done.”
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 Saviour of the world.”
John 4 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

John 4:38-42 in Bible in Basic English

38 I sent you to get in grain which you had no hand in planting: other men did that work, and you take the reward.
39 Now a number of the people of that town had faith in him because of the woman's witness: He has been talking to me of everything I ever did.
40 So when the people came to him they made request to him to be among them for a time, and he was there two days.
41 And a great number more of them came to have faith in him because of what he himself said.
42 And 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.
John 4 in Bible in Basic English

John 4:38-42 in Darby Translation

38 I have sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured; others have laboured, and ye have entered into their labours.
39 But many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him because of the word of the woman who bore witness, He told me all things that I had ever done.
40 When therefore the Samaritans came to him they asked him to abide with them, and he abode there two days.
41 And more a great deal believed on account of his word;
42 and 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.
John 4 in Darby Translation

John 4:38-42 in Douay-Rheims 1899

38 I have sent you to reap that in which you did not labour: others have laboured, and you have entered into their labours.
39 Now of that city many of the Samaritans believed in him, for the word of the woman giving testimony: He told me all things whatsoever I have done.
40 So when the Samaritans were come to him, they desired that he would tarry there. And he abode there two days.
41 And many more believed in him because of his own word.
42 And they said to the woman: We now believe, not for thy saying: for we ourselves have heard him, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.
John 4 in Douay-Rheims 1899

John 4:38-42 in English Majority Text Version

38 I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.”
39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman testifying, “He told me everything I ever did.”
40 So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they were asking Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.
41 And many more believed because of His word.
42 Then they were saying to the woman, “No longer because of your speech do we believe, for we ourselves have heard and know that this is truly the Christ, the Savior of the world.”
John 4 in English Majority Text Version

John 4:38-42 in The New Testament with Commentary

38 I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored and you have entered into their labors.”
39 Now many of the Samaritans from that city believed into Him because of the word of the woman, testifying that “He told me everything I ever did!”
40 So when the Samaritans came to Him they urged Him to stay with them; and He did stay there two days.
41 Many more believed through His own word,
42 and they kept saying to the woman, “It is not just because of what you said that we believe, because we ourselves have heard Him, and we know that this One is truly the Messiah, the Savior of the world!”
John 4 in The New Testament with Commentary

John 4:38-42 in Free Bible Version

38 I sent you to reap what you didn't work for. Others did the hard work and you have reaped the benefits of what they did.”
39 Many Samaritans from that town trusted in him because of what the woman said: “He told me everything I ever did.”
40 So when they came to see him they pleaded with him to stay with them. He stayed for two days,
41 and because of what he told them many more trusted in him.
42 They said to the woman, “Now our trust in him isn't just because of what you told us but because we have heard him for ourselves. We're convinced that he really is the Savior of the world.”
John 4 in Free Bible Version

John 4:38-42 in Geneva Bible 1599

38 I sent you to reape that, whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entred into their labours.
39 Nowe many of the Samaritans of that citie beleeued in him, for the saying of the woman which testified, He hath tolde me all things that euer I did.
40 Then when the Samaritans were come vnto him, they besought him, that he woulde tarie with them: and he abode there two dayes.
41 And many moe beleeued because of his owne word.
42 And they said vnto the woman, Nowe we beleeue, not because of thy saying: for we haue heard him our selues, and knowe that this is in deede that Christ the Sauiour of the world.
John 4 in Geneva Bible 1599

John 4:38-42 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

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 moe 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.
John 4 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

John 4:38-42 in Nyangumarta English Bible

John 4:38-42 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

John 4:38-42 in George Noyes Bible

38 I have sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored. Others have labored, and ye have entered into their labor.
39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in him because of the words of the woman, who testified, He told me all things which I have done.
40 When therefore the Samaritans came to him, they besought him to remain with them; and he remained there two days.
41 And many more believed on account of his word;
42 and said to the woman, No longer do we believe on account of what thou hast told us; for we have ourselves heard him, and know that this is in truth the Saviour of the world.
John 4 in George Noyes Bible

John 4:38-42 in Open English Bible (Commonwealth Spelling)

38 I have sent you to reap that on which you have spent no labour; others have laboured, and you have reaped the results of their labour.”
39 Many from that town came to believe in Jesus — Samaritans though they were — because the woman had said, ‘He has told me everything that I have done.’
40 And, when these Samaritans had come to Jesus, they begged him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.
41 But far more came to believe in him because of what he said himself,
42 and they said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you say that we believe in him, for we have heard him ourselves and know that he really is the Saviour of the world.”
John 4 in Open English Bible (Commonwealth Spelling)

John 4:38-42 in Open English Bible (U. S. spelling)

38 I have sent you to reap that on which you have spent no labor; others have labored, and you have reaped the results of their labor.”
39 Many from that town came to believe in Jesus — Samaritans though they were — because the woman had said, ‘He has told me everything that I have done.’
40 And, when these Samaritans had come to Jesus, they begged him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.
41 But far more came to believe in him because of what he said himself,
42 and they said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you say that we believe in him, for we have heard him ourselves and know that he really is the Savior of the world.”
John 4 in Open English Bible (U. S. spelling)

John [Yah is gracious] 4:38-42 in One Unity Resource Bible

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 people from Watch-mountain believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified, “He told me everything that I did.”
40 So when the Samaritans people from Watch-mountain 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 Messiah Anointed one, the Savior of the world.”
John [Yah is gracious] 4 in One Unity Resource Bible

John 4:38-42 in Tyndale New Testament

38 I sent you to repe that wheron ye bestowed no laboure. Other men laboured and ye are entred into their labours.
39 Many of the Samaritas of that cyte beleved on him for the sayinge of the woman which testified: he tolde me all thinges that ever I dyd.
40 Then when the Samaritas were come vnto him they besought him that he wolde tary with the. And he aboode there two dayes.
41 And many moo beleved because of his awne wordes
42 and sayd vnto the woman: Now we beleve not because of thy sayinge. For we have herde him oure selves and knowe that this is even in dede Christ the savioure of the worlde.
John 4 in Tyndale New Testament

John 4:38-42 in Unlocked Literal Bible

38 I sent you to harvest what you have not worked for. Others have worked, and you have entered into their labor.”
39 Many of the Samaritans in that city believed in him because of the report of the woman who was testifying, “He told me everything that I have done.”
40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.
41 Many more believed because of his word.
42 They said to the woman, “We no longer believe because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this one is indeed the savior of the world.”
John 4 in Unlocked Literal Bible

John 4:38-42 in World English Bible

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 have done.”
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.”
John 4 in World English Bible

John 4:38-42 in World English Bible British Edition

38 I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t laboured. Others have laboured, and you have entered into their labour.”
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 have done.”
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 Saviour of the world.”
John 4 in World English Bible British Edition

John 4:38-42 in Noah Webster Bible

38 I sent you to reap that on which ye bestowed no labor: other men labored, and ye have entered into their labors.
39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, who testified, He told me all that ever I did.
40 So when the Samaritans had come to 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 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.
John 4 in Noah Webster Bible

Yochanan 4:38-42 in World Messianic Bible

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 have done.”
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 Messiah, the Savior of the world.”
Yochanan 4 in World Messianic Bible

Yochanan 4:38-42 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

38 I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t laboured. Others have laboured, and you have entered into their labour.”
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 have done.”
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 Messiah, the Saviour of the world.”
Yochanan 4 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

John 4:38-42 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

38 I sent you to reap, that that ye have not travailed; other men have travailed, and ye have entered into their travails.
39 And of that city many of the Samaritans believed in him, for the word of the woman, that bare witnessing, That he said to me all things that I have done.
40 Therefore when Samaritans came to him, they prayed him to dwell there; and he dwelt there two days.
41 And many more believed for his word,
42 and said to the woman, That now not for thy speech we believe; for we have heard, and we know, that this is verily the Saviour of the world.

John 4:38-42 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

38 I sent you to reap, that that ye have not travailed, (or I sent you to harvest, that which ye have not laboured over); other men have travailed, and ye have entered into their travails.
39 And of that city many of the Samaritans believed in him, for the word of the woman, that bare witnessing (or who testified), That he said to me all (the) things that I have done, or For he said to me all (the) things, whatever I did.
40 Therefore when (the) Samaritans came to him, they prayed him to dwell there (or they beseeched him to remain there); and he dwelt there two days.
41 And many more believed for his word(s),
42 and said to the woman, That now not for thy speech we believe; for we have heard, and we know, that this is verily the Saviour of the world, (or for we have heard, and we know, that he is truly the Saviour of the world).

John 4:38-42 in Wycliffe Bible

38 Y sente you to repe, that that ye `haue not trauelid; `othere men han trauelid, and ye han entrid `in to her trauels.
39 And of that citee many Samaritans bileueden in hym, for the word of the womman, that bare witnessyng, That he seide to me alle thingis that Y haue don.
40 Therfor whanne Samaritans camen to hym, thei preieden hym to dwelle there; and he dwelte there twey daies.
41 And many mo bileueden for his word,
42 and seiden to the womman, That now not for thi speche we bileuen; for we han herd, and we witen, that this is verili the sauyour of the world.
John 4 in Wycliffe Bible

John 4:38-42 in Young's Literal Translation

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.'