Devine Scripture

John 4:8

John chapter 4 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.

Context

v.7There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

v.8This passage

v.9The Samaritan woman therefore saith unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a Samaritan woman? (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 6:5

    Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat?

  • John 4:5

    So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph:

  • Luke 9:13

    But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people.

  • John 4:39

    And from that city many of the Samaritans believed on him because of the word of the woman, who testified, He told me all things thateverI did.