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Jesus and the Samaritan Woman

John 4:8

In 9 translations

BSB
(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
KJV
(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
WEB
For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
ASV
For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.
LSV
for His disciples were gone away into the city that they may buy food;
YLT
for his disciples were gone away to the city, that they may buy victuals;
DBY
(for his disciples had gone away into the city that they might buy provisions).
DRC
For his disciples were gone into the city to buy meats.
GNV
For his disciples were gone away into the citie, to buy meate.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
οἱ γὰρ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἀπεληλύθεισαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν, ἵνα τροφὰς ἀγοράσωσιν.
RP2018
Οἱ γὰρ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἀπεληλύθεισαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν, ἵνα τροφὰς ἀγοράσωσιν.
TR-Boyd
Οἱ γὰρ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἀπεληλύθεισαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν, ἵνα τροφὰς ἀγοράσωσι.
SCR1894
οι γαρ μαθηται αυτου απεληλυθεισαν εις την πολιν ινα τροφας αγορασωσιν

Who and where

◆ The Samaritan Woman

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 9:13But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
  • John 6:5–7When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?” But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do. Philip…
  • John 4:39Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
  • John 4:5So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

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