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John 4:42

John 4:42 is verse 42 of John chapter 4, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

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King James Version

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.

World English Bible

They said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of your speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.”

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John 4:40–44 · Berean Standard Bible

40 So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.

41 And many more believed because of His message.

42 They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

43 After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.

44 Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

John 1:45

Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

John 1:46

“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.

John 1:47

When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”

John 1:48

“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”

John 1:49

“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

John 17:8

For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

Acts 17:11

Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

Acts 17:12

As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.

John 4:29

“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

John 1:29

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

John 3:14

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

John 3:15

that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:17

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

John 3:18

Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

John 6:68

Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

John 6:69

We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”

John 11:17

When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.

Isaiah 45:22

Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

Isaiah 52:10

The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

Luke 2:10

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:

Luke 2:11

Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!

Luke 2:32

a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”

Acts 4:12

Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

Romans 10:11

It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

Romans 10:12

For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,

Romans 10:13

for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

2 Corinthians 5:19

that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

1 John 4:14

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.

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