John 4:39

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 4:29 : 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?
  • John 4:5 : 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:
  • John 4:42 : 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 10:41-42 : 41 And a great number of people came to him, saying, John did no sign: but everything John said of this man was true. 42 And a number came to have faith in him there.
  • John 11:45 : 45 Then a number of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did had belief in him.

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  • John 4:25-30
    6 verses
    82%

    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.

    27 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?

    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 4:40-43
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    82%

    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.

    43 And after the two days he went on from there into Galilee.

  • John 4:4-11
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    77%

    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?

  • John 4:13-19
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    76%

    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 10:41-42
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    74%

    41 And a great number of people came to him, saying, John did no sign: but everything John said of this man was true.

    42 And a number came to have faith in him there.

  • John 4:38
    73%

    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.

  • John 8:30
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    30 When he said this a number came to have faith in him.

  • John 11:45
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    45 Then a number of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did had belief in him.

  • John 11:27
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    27 She said to him, Yes, Lord: my faith is that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.

  • Acts 8:25
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    25 So they, having given their witness and made clear the word of the Lord, went back to Jerusalem, giving the good news on their way in a number of the small towns of Samaria.

  • John 12:11
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    11 For because of him a great number of the Jews went away and had belief in Jesus.

  • Luke 7:50
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    50 And he said to the woman, By your faith you have salvation; go in peace.

  • Luke 7:44
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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.

  • John 8:10-11
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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.]

  • John 4:53
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    53 It was clear then to the father that this was the very time at which Jesus said to him, Your son is living. And he had faith in Jesus, he and all his family.

  • Acts 9:42
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    42 And news of it went all through Joppa, and a number of people had faith in the Lord.

  • John 1:39
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    39 He said to them, Come and see. They went with him then and saw where he was living; and they were with him all that day: it was then about the tenth hour of the day.

  • Luke 7:48
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    48 And he said to her, You have forgiveness for your sins.

  • John 4:50
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    50 And Jesus said, Go in peace; your son is living. The man had faith in the word which Jesus said to him and went away.

  • John 4:21
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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.

  • Luke 8:47
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    47 And when the woman saw that she was not able to keep it secret, she came, shaking with fear, and falling down before him she made clear before all the people the reason for her touching him, and how she was made well straight away.

  • John 9:35-36
    2 verses
    68%

    35 It came to the ears of Jesus that they had put him out, and meeting him he said, Have you faith in the Son of man?

    36 He said in answer, And who is he, Lord? Say, so that I may have faith in him.

  • Mark 5:32-33
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    68%

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

    33 The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything.

  • Luke 7:39
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    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 8:4
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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.