KJV King James Version
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
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John 4:25
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
WEB World English Bible
The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah comes,” (he who is called Christ). “When he has come, he will declare to us all things.”
ASV American Standard Version
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messiah cometh (he that is called Christ): when he is come, he will declare unto us all things.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The woman saith to him, ‘I have known that Messiah doth come, who is called Christ, when that one may come, he will tell us all things;’
Surrounding context — John 4
22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
24 God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.
25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am [he].
27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΛέγειG3004 · legōto sayαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoγυνή·G1135 · gunēwomanοἶδαG6063 · oidato knowὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatΜεσσίαςG3323 · MessiasMessiahἔρχεται,G2064 · erchomaito come/goὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoλεγόμενοςG3004 · legōto sayχριστός,G5547 · ChristosChristὅτανG3752 · hotanwhen(-ever)ἔλθῃG2064 · erchomaito come/goἐκεῖνος,G1565 · ekeinosthatἀναγγελεῖG312 · anangellōto reportἡμῖνG3165 · memeἅπαντα.G537 · hapasall
Cross-references
John 1:49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.Daniel 9:24-26Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.John 4:29Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?Matthew 1:16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.John 4:42And 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 1:41-42He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.Deuteronomy 18:15-18The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;John 4:39And 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.
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