John 4:39

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Many of the Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman’s testimony when she said, 'He told me everything I ever did.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἐκ δὲ τῆς πόλεως ἐκείνης πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτὸν τῶν Σαμαρειτῶν διὰ τὸν λόγον τῆς γυναικὸς, μαρτυρούσης, ὅτι Εἶπέν μοι πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησα.

Transliteration

From de the poleōs ekeinēs polloi episteusan into him of-the Samareitōn dia the logon of-the gynaikos, martyrousēs, that Eipen to-me all-things as-much-as I-epoiēsa.

Grammar Details

• Ἐκ: preposition - from/out of
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but/now
• τῆς πόλεως: genitive, feminine, singular with article - the city/town
• *ekeinēs*: demonstrative adjective, genitive, feminine, singular - that
• *polloi*: nominative, masculine, plural - many
• *episteusan*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - believed/put faith in
• εἰς αὐτὸν: preposition + accusative, masculine, singular - in/into him
• τῶν Σαμαρειτῶν: genitive, masculine, plural with article - of the Samaritans
• *dia*: preposition - because of/through
• τὸν λόγον: accusative, masculine, singular with article - the word/saying
• τῆς γυναικὸς: genitive, feminine, singular with article - of the woman
• *martyrousēs*: present, active, participle, genitive, feminine, singular - testifying/bearing witness
• ὅτι: conjunction introducing content - that
• *Eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - he told/said
• μοι: dative, 1st person singular - to me
• πάντα: accusative, neuter, plural - all things
• ὅσα: relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - as many as/whatever
• *epoiēsa*: aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I did/I have done

Word Meanings

• *episteusan*: believed/had faith/trusted
• *martyrousēs*: testifying/witnessing/giving evidence

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in him because of the word of the woman who testified, He told me all that I ever did.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Many of the Samaritas of that cyte beleved on him for ye sayinge of the woma which testified: he tolde me all thinges yt ever I dyd.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Many Samaritans of the same cite beleued on him, for the sayenge of the woman, which testified: He hath tolde me all that euer I dyd.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Many of the Samaritanes of that citie beleued on hym, for the saying of the woman, which testified that he tolde her all that euer she dyd.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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 did."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• 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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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 did."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Samaritans Respond Now many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the report of the woman who testified,“He told me everything I ever did.”

Referenced Verses

• John 4:29 : 29 "Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could this be the Christ?"
• John 4:5 : 5 So he came to a city in Samaria called Sychar, near the land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
• John 4:42 : 42 They said to the woman, "We no longer believe just because of what you said. Now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world."
• John 10:41-42 : 41 Many people came to him and said, 'Though John never performed a sign, all that he said about this man was true.' 42 And many believed in him there.
• John 11:45 : 45 Many of the Jews who had come to Mary and seen what Jesus did believed in him.