John 4:6 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ And Jacob's well was there. So Jesus, tired as He was from His journey, sat down [to rest] by the well. It was then about the sixth hour (about noon).

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ and Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

Common English Bible

⁶ Jacob’s well was there. Jesus was tired from his journey, so he sat down at the well. It was about noon.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And Jacob's well was there. And so Jesus, being tired from the journey, was sitting in a certain way on the well. It was about the sixth hour.

John 4:6 Cross References