John 4:27

Bible in Basic English (1941)

At that point the disciples came back, and they were surprised to see him talking to a woman; but not one of them said to him, What is your purpose? or, Why are you talking to her?

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  • Luke 7:39 : 39 Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophet, would be conscious what sort of woman this is who has put her hands on him, that she is a sinner.
  • John 4:8-9 : 8 For his disciples had gone to the town to get food. 9 The woman of Samaria said to him, Why do you, a Jew, make a request for water to me, a woman of Samaria? She said this because Jews have nothing to do with the people of Samaria.

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  • John 4:28-30
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    28 Then the woman put down her water-pot and went into the town, and said to the people,

    29 Come and see a man who has been talking to me of everything I ever did! Is it possible that this is the Christ?

    30 So they went out of the town and came to him.

  • John 4:4-19
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    4 And it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.

    5 So he came to a town of Samaria which was named Sychar, near to the bit of land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph:

    6 Now Jacob's fountain was there. Jesus, being tired after his journey, was resting by the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.

    7 A woman of Samaria came to get water, and Jesus said to her, Give me some water.

    8 For his disciples had gone to the town to get food.

    9 The woman of Samaria said to him, Why do you, a Jew, make a request for water to me, a woman of Samaria? She said this because Jews have nothing to do with the people of Samaria.

    10 In answer Jesus said, If you had knowledge of what God gives freely and who it is who says to you, Give me water, you would make your prayer to him, and he would give you living water.

    11 The woman said to him, Sir, you have no vessel and the fountain is deep; from where will you get the living water?

    12 Are you greater than our father Jacob who gave us the fountain and took the water of it himself, with his children and his cattle?

    13 Jesus said to her, Everyone who takes this water will be in need of it again:

    14 But whoever takes the water I give him will never be in need of drink again; for the water I give him will become in him a fountain of eternal life.

    15 The woman said to him, Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be in need again of drink and will not have to come all this way for it.

    16 Jesus said to her, Go, get your husband and come back here with him.

    17 In answer, the woman said, I have no husband. Jesus said to her, You have said rightly, I have no husband:

    18 You have had five husbands, and the man you have now is not your husband: that was truly said.

    19 The woman said to him, Sir, I see that you are a prophet.

  • John 4:25-26
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    25 The woman said to him, I am certain that the Messiah, who is named Christ, is coming; when he comes he will make all things clear to us.

    26 Jesus said to her, I, who am talking to you, am he.

  • John 4:39-40
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    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.

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    10 Then Jesus got up, and seeing nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where are the men who said things against you? did no one give a decision against you?

    11 And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, And I do not give a decision against you: go, and never do wrong again.]

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    4 Jesus said to her, Woman, this is not your business; my time is still to come.

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    13 They said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I have no knowledge where they have put him.

    14 And then looking round, she saw Jesus there, but had no idea that it was Jesus.

    15 Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? who are you looking for? She, taking him for the gardener, said to him, Sir, if you have taken him away from here, say where you have put him and I will take him away.

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    23 But he gave her no answer. And his disciples came and said to him, Send her away, for she is crying after us.

  • John 16:29
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    29 His disciples said, Now you are talking clearly and not in veiled language.

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    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.

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    31 And his disciples said to him, You see the people round you on every side, and you say, Who was touching me?

    32 And on his looking round to see her who had done this thing,

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    4 And putting her forward, they said to him, Master, this woman has been taken in the very act of sinning against the married relation.

    5 Now in the law Moses gave directions that such women were to be stoned; what do you say about it?

  • John 1:37-38
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    37 Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus.

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    28 And having said this, she went away and said secretly to her sister Mary, The Master is here and has sent for you.

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    43 Let it come about that, while I am waiting here by the water-spring, if a girl comes to get water and I say to her, Give me a little water from your vessel, and she says,

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    36 What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?

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    26 And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.

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    13 And he sent two of his disciples, and said to them, Go into the town, and there will come to you a man with a vessel of water: go after him;

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    37 And when they came up with him, they said to him, Everyone is looking for you.

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    7 But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send a stone at her.

  • Gen 24:21
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    21 And the man, looking at her, said nothing, waiting to see if the Lord had given his journey a good outcome.

  • John 18:4
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    4 Then Jesus, having knowledge of everything which was coming on him, went forward and said to them, Who are you looking for?

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    44 And turning to the woman he said to Simon, You see this woman? I came into your house; you did not give me water for my feet: but she has been washing my feet with the drops from her eyes, and drying them with her hair.

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    21 Jesus said to her, Woman, take my word for this; the time is coming when you will not give worship to the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.

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    17 And the servant came running to her and said, Give me a little water from your vessel.