John 4:5 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁵ So, He arrived at the Samaritan town called Sychar, which was near the piece of property that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ And in doing so, He arrived at a Samaritan town called Sychar, near the tract of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph:

Common English Bible

⁵ He came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, which was near the land Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ Therefore, he went into a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the estate which Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ He cometh therefore to a city of Samaria, which is called Sichar, near the land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

John 4:5 Cross References

Luke 9:52

So, He sent messengers on ahead of Him, who went and entered a Samaritan village to prepare for Him [i.e., for His food and lodging].

John 4:12

Are you greater than our forefather Jacob, who gave us this well? He himself and his sons and cattle [all] drank from it.”

John 4:39

Then many Samaritans from Sychar believed in Jesus because of the testimony of the woman, who said, “He told me everything that I ever did.”

John 4:6

Jacob’s [spring-fed] well was there so Jesus, tired from His [long] journey, sat down beside the well just as He was [i.e., before doing anything else]. It was about six o’clock in the morning [Note: This would have been 12 o’clock noon if Jewish time were meant].

John 4:8

(Now Jesus’ disciples had gone away to town to buy some food).