John Chapter 4 verse 42 Holy Bible
and they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speaking: for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.
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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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and they said to the woman, [It is] no longer on account of thy saying that we believe, for we have heard him ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.
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And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
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They said to the woman, "Now we believe, not because of your speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world."
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and said to the woman -- `No more because of thy speaking do we believe; for we ourselves have heard and known that this is truly the Saviour of the world -- the Christ.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(42) We have heard him ourselves.--The "Him" is not part of the original text, and the sentence is more forcible without it: We have ourselves heard. Probably "the Christ" should also be regarded as no part of the original text, and the last clause should be, and know that this is truly the Saviour of the world. The result of their hearing is that they know. There is here, as frequently in St. John, stress laid upon the development of faith. We shall find it again in the following verses, which mark it in the case of the courtier.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekThey saidἔλεγον (elegon)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.to theτῇ (tē)Article - Dative Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.woman,γυναικὶ (gynaiki)Noun - Dative Feminine SingularStrong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.“We now believeπιστεύομεν (pisteuomen)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralStrong's 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.not onlyΟὐκέτι (Ouketi)AdverbStrong's 3765: No longer, no more. Also ouk eti from ou and eti; not yet, no longer.because ofδιὰ (dia)PrepositionStrong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.yourσὴν (sēn)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 2nd Person SingularStrong's 4674: Yours, thy, thine. From su; thine.words;λαλιὰν (lalian)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 2981: (in classical Greek: babble, chattering) speech, talk; manner of speech, dialect. From laleo; talk.we have heardἀκηκόαμεν (akēkoamen)Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralStrong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.for ourselves,αὐτοὶ (autoi)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person PluralStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. we knowοἴδαμεν (oidamen)Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralStrong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate. thatὅτι (hoti)ConjunctionStrong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.this [man]οὗτός (houtos)Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3778: This; he, she, it. trulyἀληθῶς (alēthōs)AdverbStrong's 230: Truly, really, certainly, surely. Adverb from alethes; truly.isἐστιν (estin)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.theὁ (ho)Article - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.SaviorΣωτὴρ (Sōtēr)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 4990: A savior, deliverer, preserver. From sozo; a deliverer, i.e. God or Christ.of theτοῦ (tou)Article - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.world.”κόσμου (kosmou)Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 2889: Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).Jump to PreviousBelieve Christ Ear Faith Heard Indeed Longer Ourselves Really Savior Saviour Simply Speaking Statements Story Words World
