John 4:1 BSB — MannaFest

John 4:1

When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John

BSB

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ASV

When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

KJV

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The Lord knew - When Jesus knew. how he knew this we are not informed; whether by that power of omniscience by which he knew all things, or whether some person had informed him of it. How the Pharisees had heard - The Pharisees, here, seem to denote either the members of the Sanhedrin or those who were in authority. They claimed the authority to regulate the rites and ceremonies of religion, and hence they supposed they had a right to inquire into the conduct of both John and our Lord.

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The Reformation1 voice

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

The Evangelist thus informs us that Christ did not come into Samaria with the intention of dwelling there, but because he had to pass through it on his way from Judea to Galilee; for until, by his resurrection, he should open up the way for the gospel, it was necessary that he should be employed in gathering the sheep of Israel to which he had been sent.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The souls which they had gotten, which they had made (so the word is), which they had made proselytes. Note, It is Christ's prerogative to make disciples, first to bring them to his foot, and then to form and fashion them to his will. Fit, non nascitur, Christianus--The Christian is made such, not born such.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ὡς	Hōs	When	G5613 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
ἔγνω	egnō	knew	G1097 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἤκουσαν	ēkousan	heard	G191 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
Φαρισαῖοι	Pharisaioi	Pharisees	G5330 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
πλείονας	pleionas	more	G4119 →
μαθητὰς	mathētas	disciples	G3101 →
ποιεῖ	poiei	makes	G4160 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
βαπτίζει	baptizei	baptizes	G907 →
ἢ	ē	than	G2228 →
Ἰωάννης,	Iōannēs	John	G2491 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 2:8
None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
leads to
- Acts 13:27
  The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
- James 2:1
  My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.
Through
1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
leads to
- John 3:31
  The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is…
- Genesis 2:7
  Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
Through
2 Corinthians 4:5
For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:23
  but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5–6
  As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
- 2 Corinthians 1:24
  Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.
Through
John 3:22
After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
leads to
- John 4:1–3
  When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John