John 4:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁴ But he had to go through Samaria.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ And he must needs go through Samaria.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ It was necessary for Him to go through Samaria.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And he must needs pass through Samaria.

Common English Bible

⁴ Jesus had to go through Samaria.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Now he needed to cross through Samaria.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And he was of necessity to pass through Samaria.

John 4:4 Cross References

Luke 17:11

On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee.

Luke 2:49

He said to them, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”

Luke 22:7

Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.