Andτεthey were sayingἔλεγονto the woman,τῇ γυναικὶ“It is no longerΟὐκέτιbecause ofδιὰwhat you saidτὴν σὴν λαλιὰνthat we believe,πιστεύομενforγὰρwe have heardἀκηκόαμενfor ourselves,αὐτοὶandκαὶwe knowοἴδαμενthatὅτιthisοὗτόςisἐστινtrulyἀληθῶςthe Saviorὁ σωτὴρof the world.”τοῦ κόσμου
John 4:42
Study it in the app“And they were saying to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world.””
With the Greek beneath
John 4:42, word by word
- they were sayingἔλεγονelegon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appears- to the womanγυναικὶgynaiki
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynaiki” appears- what you saidσὴνsēn
your, yours
Your, yours (of one person).
Where else “sēn” appears- what you saidλαλιὰνlalian
way of speaking
Way of speaking, speech, accent.
Where else “lalian” appears- that we believeπιστεύομενpisteuomen
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuomen” appears- we have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamen
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akēkoamen” appears- we knowοἴδαμενoidamen
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidamen” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- trulyἀληθῶςalēthōs
truly
Truly, really.
Where else “alēthōs” appears- the Saviorσωτὴρsōtēr
Savior
Savior.
Where else “sōtēr” appears- of the worldκόσμουkosmou
world of people
People everywhere, whom God loves.
Where else “kosmou” appears
The context
41And many more believed because of his word.
42 · This verse (above)
43After the two days he went out from there into Galilee.
To study John 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus ask of the Samaritan woman at the well, and what does he offer her? (vv. 7-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says God seeks worshipers who worship “in spirit and truth.” What answer does he give to her question about the place? (vv. 20-24)
3. How I live it
The woman left her water jar and told others what had happened to her (vv. 28-29). Whom could you invite to “come and see” something good?