Samaritans Believe in Jesus
John 4:39-42
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John.4.39 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- Εκ: PREP
- δε: CONJ
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- πολεως: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- εκεινης: PRON,gen,sg,f
- πολλοι: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- επιστευσαν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
- εις: PREP
- αυτον: PRON,acc,sg,m
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- Σαμαριτων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
- δια: PREP
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- λογον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- γυναικος: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- μαρτυρουσης: PART,pres,act,gen,sg,f
- οτι: CONJ
- Ειπεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- μοι: PRON,dat,sg,1
- παντα: ADJ,nom,pl,n
- α: PRON,nom,sg,n
- εποιησα: VERB,aor,act,ind,1,sg
Parallels
- John 4:29 (verbal): The woman's immediate testimony—'Come, see a man who told me all I ever did'—is the direct report whose effect (many believing) is recorded in 4:39.
- John 4:41-42 (structural): Continuation of the same episode: more Samaritans believe because of Jesus' word and confess him as Savior, confirming and expanding the result attributed to the woman's testimony.
- Acts 8:5-8 (thematic): Philip proclaims Christ in Samaria and many believe—parallel theme of Samaritan conversion brought about by proclamation/testimony about Jesus.
- Mark 5:19-20 (thematic): The healed man publicly proclaims what Jesus had done for him, and people marvel/come to faith—similar dynamic of one person's testimony leading others to believe.
- Romans 10:17 (thematic): Doctrinal parallel: 'faith comes from hearing'—supports the principle that belief arises through hearing a testimony or message, as in John 4:39.
Alternative generated candidates
- Many of the Samaritans of that city believed in him because of the woman's word, who testified, "He told me all that I ever did."
- Many of the Samaritans of that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony: "He told me everything I have done."
John.4.40 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ως: ADV
- ουν: CONJ
- ηλθον: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
- προς: PREP
- αυτον: PRON,acc,sg,m
- οι: ART,nom,pl,m
- Σαμαριται: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- ηρωτων: VERB,impf,act,ind,3,pl
- αυτον: PRON,acc,sg,m
- μειναι: VERB,pres,act,inf
- παρ᾽αυτοις·και: PREP+PRON,dat,pl,m+CONJ
- εμεινεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- εκει: ADV
- δυο: NUM,acc,pl,m
- ημερας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
Parallels
- John 1:39 (verbal): ’They stayed with him that day’ — a near verbal/structural echo within John of spending a day or more in Jesus’ company after an invitation to come and see.
- Luke 24:29 (thematic): The Emmaus disciples urge the stranger to ‘stay with us’; he remains and is revealed in hospitality — parallels the motif of urging Jesus to stay and the significance of his staying.
- Luke 10:38-42 (structural): Martha receives Jesus into her home and insists he be present — similar domestic hospitality and prolonged visit after an invitation to remain.
- Acts 16:15 (thematic): Lydia urges Paul and his companions to ‘stay’ at her house after her conversion and baptism — a comparable instance of a host pressing itinerant missionaries to remain.
Alternative generated candidates
- So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days.
- So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days.
John.4.41 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- πολλω: ADV
- πλειους: ADJ,acc,pl,m
- επιστευσαν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
- δια: PREP
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- λογον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- John 4:39 (structural): Immediate context: the Samaritans first believed on the woman's testimony (v.39), which contrasts with v.41's report that many more believed on Jesus' own word.
- John 4:42 (structural): Direct continuation: the Samaritans declare their belief based not on the woman's report but because they 'heard him themselves,' echoing v.41's emphasis on belief grounded in Jesus' word.
- John 8:30 (verbal): Parallel wording and dynamics: 'many believed in him' as a result of hearing Jesus' words (explicitly links hearing his sayings with belief).
- John 2:23 (thematic): Similar theme of 'many believed' in response to Jesus' public ministry—here the basis is his signs rather than his verbal testimony, highlighting different causes for belief in John.
- Acts 18:8 (verbal): A Pauline-era example where 'many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized'—parallels the pattern of belief arising from hearing the message.
Alternative generated candidates
- And many more believed because of his word.
- And many more believed because of his word.
John.4.42 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- τη: ART,dat,sg,f
- τε: CONJ
- γυναικι: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- ελεγον: VERB,impf,act,ind,3,pl
- οτι: CONJ
- Ουκετι: ADV
- δια: PREP
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- σην: PRON,poss,acc,sg,f
- λαλιαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- πιστευομεν·αυτοι: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,pl + PRON,nom,pl,m
- γαρ: PART
- ακηκοαμεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,1,pl
- και: CONJ
- οιδαμεν: VERB,perf,act,ind,1,pl
- οτι: CONJ
- ουτος: PRON,nom,sg,m
- εστιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- αληθως: ADV
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- σωτηρ: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- κοσμου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- John 1:29 (verbal): John the Baptist calls Jesus 'the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world' — a verbal/thematic link to Jesus as the world's savior.
- John 3:16-17 (thematic): Explicit statement that God sent the Son to save the world, echoing the claim that Jesus is 'the Savior of the world.'
- Luke 2:11 (thematic): The angelic announcement that a Savior (Christ the Lord) is born — an earlier proclamation of Jesus' role as savior of humanity.
- John 4:39 (structural): Immediate narrative parallel: Samaritans believe on the basis of the woman's testimony, which leads into the fuller confession in 4:42.
- Acts 4:12 (thematic): Affirms that salvation is found in no one else but Jesus, reinforcing the claim that he is the world's savior.
Alternative generated candidates
- They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world."
- They said to the woman, "It is no longer on the basis of your word that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world."
Many of the Samaritans of that city believed in him because of the woman's testimony; she had said, 'He told me all that I ever did.'
When the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to remain with them, and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word.
They said to the woman, 'It is no longer because of your word that we believe; for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.'