John 4:42
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.
Context
This verse from John Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. The Samaritan woman at Jacob's well: Jesus offers living water welling up to eternal life and reveals 'I who speak to you am he' — the first explicit messianic self-identification in John. The disciples are surprised he speaks to a …
Other Translations
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.
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.'
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.
Cross References
The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of …
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is …
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall …
Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and …
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we …
To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath …
For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of …