KJV King James Version
And he must needs go through Samaria.
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John 4:4
And he must needs go through Samaria.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now He had to pass through Samaria.
WEB World English Bible
He needed to pass through Samaria.
ASV American Standard Version
And he must needs pass through Samaria.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and it was behoving him to go through Samaria.
Surrounding context — John 4
1 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)
3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
4 And he must needs go through Samaria.
5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
6 Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with [his] journey, sat thus on the well: [and] it was about the sixth hour.
7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
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Cross-references
Luke 17:11And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.Luke 9:51-52And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,Matthew 10:5-6These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not:Luke 2:49And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
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