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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

John 4:4

Now he must needs pass through Samaria.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Canaan;   Galilee;   Jesus, the Christ;   Roads;   Samaria;   Shechem;   Scofield Reference Index - Bible Prayers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Samaria;   Samaritans;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Galilee;   Samaria, Modern;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Judea;   Samaria;   Shechem;   Wells and Springs;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Galilee;   Jesus christ;   John, gospel of;   Judea;   Samaria, samaritans;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Woman;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Commentary;   Patience;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Samaria;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Aenon;   Galilee;   Gospels;   Jesus Christ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hour;   Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   John, the Gospel of;   Marriage;   Woman;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Messiah;   Mss;   Woman;   World;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - City;   Humanity of Christ;   Individuality;   John (the Apostle);   Ministry;   Palestine;   Peraea;   Reality;   Roads;   Samaria, Samaritans;   Sychar ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Samaria ;   36 Ought Must;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Mount samaria;   Samaria;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sama'ria;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Samaria;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for May 9;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
On the way to Galilee, he had to go through the country of Samaria.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And it was so that he must nedes goo thorowe Samaria.
Hebrew Names Version
He needed to pass through Shomron.
International Standard Version
Now it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.
New American Standard Bible
And He had to pass through Samaria.
New Century Version
But on the way he had to go through the country of Samaria.
Update Bible Version
And he must surely pass through Samaria.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he must needs go through Samaria.
English Standard Version
And he had to pass through Samaria.
World English Bible
He needed to pass through Samaria.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he must needs go thro' Samaria. Then cometh he to a city of Samaria,
Weymouth's New Testament
His road lay through Samaria,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it bihofte hym to passe bi Samarie.
English Revised Version
And he must needs pass through Samaria.
Berean Standard Bible
Now He had to pass through Samaria.
Contemporary English Version
This time he had to go through Samaria,
Amplified Bible
Now He had to go through Samaria.
American Standard Version
And he must needs pass through Samaria.
Bible in Basic English
And it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.
Complete Jewish Bible
This meant that he had to pass through Shomron.
Darby Translation
And he must needs pass through Samaria.
Etheridge Translation
AND he needed that in going he should pass through among the Shomroyee;
Murdock Translation
And in going, he had occasion to pass through the midst of the Samaritans.
King James Version (1611)
And hee must needs goe thorow Samaria.
New Living Translation
He had to go through Samaria on the way.
New Life Bible
He had to go through the country of Samaria.
New Revised Standard
But he had to go through Samaria.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he must needes goe through Samaria.
George Lamsa Translation
He had to go through Samaritan territory.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he was of necessity to pass through Samaria.
Revised Standard Version
He had to pass through Samar'ia.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For [it was so that] he must needes go through Samaria.
Good News Translation
on his way there he had to go through Samaria.
Christian Standard Bible®
He had to travel through Samaria;
King James Version
And he must needs go through Samaria.
Lexham English Bible
And it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.
Literal Translation
And it was needful for Him to pass through Samaria.
Young's Literal Translation
and it was behoving him to go through Samaria.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But he must nedes go thorow Samaria.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but being obliged to pass through Samaria,
THE MESSAGE
To get there, he had to pass through Samaria. He came into Sychar, a Samaritan village that bordered the field Jacob had given his son Joseph. Jacob's well was still there. Jesus, worn out by the trip, sat down at the well. It was noon.
New English Translation
But he had to pass through Samaria.
New King James Version
But He needed to go through Samaria.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus was riding through Samaria and
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He had to pass through Samaria.
Legacy Standard Bible
And He had to pass through Samaria.

Contextual Overview

4 Now he must needs pass through Samaria. 5 He cometh, therefore, unto a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the parcel of ground which Jacob gave unto Joseph his son. 6 Now Jacob's fountain was there. Jesus, therefore, having become toil-worn with the journey, was sitting thus, upon the fountain. It was about the sixth hour. 7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith unto her - Give me to drink! 8 for, his disciples, had gone away into the city, that, food, they might buy. 9 The Samaritan woman, therefore, saith unto him - How dost, thou, being, a Jew, ask to drink, of me, who am, a Samaritan woman? for, Jews, have no dealings with Samaritans. 10 Jesus answered, and said unto her - If thou hadst known the free gift of God, and who it is that is saying unto thee, Give me to drink, thou, wouldst have asked him, and he would have given thee living water. 11 She saith unto him - Sir! not even a bucket, hast thou, - and, the well, is, deep: - Whence, then, hast thou the living water? 12 Art, thou, greater than, our father Jacob, who gave us the well, - and, himself, out of it drank, and his sons, and his flocks? 13 Jesus answered, and said unto her - Whosoever drinketh of this water, will thirst, again;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 10:5, Matthew 10:6, Luke 2:49, Luke 9:51, Luke 9:52, Luke 17:11

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 13:32 - in the cities 1 Kings 16:24 - the name of the city 1 John 5:11 - God

Cross-References

Genesis 4:16
So Cain went forth from the presence of Yahweh, - and dwelt in the land of Nod, eastward of Eden.
Genesis 4:17
And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and bare Enoch, - Now it happened that he was building a city, so he called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
Genesis 4:19
And Lamech took to himself two wives, - the name of the one, was Adah, and, the name of the second Zillah.
Genesis 4:20
And Adah bare Jabal, - he, was father of such as dwell in tents, and have cattle;
Genesis 15:17
So it came to pass when, the sun, had gone in, and Ira thick darkness, had come on, that lo there was a smoking hearth and torch of fire, which passed through between these pieces.
Exodus 13:12
that thou shalt set apart whatsoever is born first, to Yahweh; and, of all firstlings of beasts which thou shalt have, the males, shall pertain to Yahweh.
Leviticus 9:24
yea, there came forth fire from before Yahweh, and consumed upon the altar, the ascending-sacrifice and the portions of fat, - and all the people beheld and shouted, and fell down upon their faces.
Numbers 16:35
Fire also came forth, from Yahweh, - and consumed the two hundred and fifty men, who offered the incense.
Numbers 18:12
All the best of oil, and all the best of new-wine and corn, - the firstfruits thereof which they shall give unto Yahweh, unto thee, have I given them.
Numbers 18:17
Only a firstling ox or a firstling sheep or a firstling goat, shalt thou not redeem, hallowed, they are, - their blood, shalt thou dash against the altar and of their fat, shalt thou make a perfume, an altar-flame, for a satisfying odour unto Yahweh:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he must needs go through Samaria. Not the city, but the country of Samaria; for the way to Galilee from Judea, lay through the midst of Samaria; nor was there any other way, without going a great way about; see Luke 9:51; and which is also confirmed by Josephus c: and this accounts for his going through Samaria, consistently with his forbidding his apostles going in the way of the Gentiles, or into any of the cities of the Samaritans; since here was a necessity for it, or otherwise he himself would not have gone, where he forbid his disciples; though the prohibition may be understood, not of barely going into a Samaritan city; for it was lawful for them, notwithstanding that, to go into one of them, as appears from John 4:8; but of going to preach there,

Matthew 10:5. And besides this necessity, there was another thing that lay upon him, and obliged him to take this tour, and that is, the calling and conversion of a certain woman, and other Samaritans, whom the Father had given to him, and he was to redeem by his blood; and the time of whose effectual calling was now come; and therefore he must needs go this way, and at this particular time. The Arabic and Persic versions represent it, as a purpose and determination in his mind to go this way.

c Antiqu. Jud. 50:20. c 5. & in vita sua, p. 1019.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And he must needs go through Samaria - Samaria was between Judea and Galilee. The direct and usual way was to pass through Samaria. Sometimes, however, the Jews took a circuitous route on the east side of the Jordan. See the notes at Matthew 2:22.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 4:4. And he must needs go through Samaria. — Or, It was necessary for him to pass through Samaria: for this plain reason, and no other, because it was the only proper road. Samaria lay northward of Judea, and between the great sea, Galilee, and Jordan; and there was therefore no going from Galilee to Jerusalem but through this province. Luke 17:11; Luke 17:11. From Jerusalem to Galilee through Samaria, according to Josephus, was three days' journey. See his own life.


 
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