John 4:42 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁴² They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴² 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴² And they told the woman, Now we no longer believe (trust, have faith) just because of what you said; for we have heard Him ourselves [personally], and we know that He truly is the Savior of the world, the Christ.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴² and they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speaking: for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.

Common English Bible

⁴² and they said to the woman, “We no longer believe because of what you said, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this one is truly the savior of the world.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴² And they said to the woman: "Now we believe, not because of your speech, but because we ourselves have heard him, and so we know that he is truly the Savior of the world."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴² And they said to the woman: We now believe, not for thy saying: for we ourselves have heard him, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.

John 4:42 Cross References

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 before the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

Matthew 1:21

She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

Luke 2:32

a light for revelation to the gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.”

John 1:29

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

John 11:17

When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.

John 17:8

for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you, and they have believed that you sent me.

John 4:29

“Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?”

John 4:41

And many more believed because of his word.

Acts 13:23

Of this man’s posterity God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised;

Acts 4:12

“There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved.”

Acts 5:31

God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

2 Corinthians 5:19

that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us.

1 Timothy 4:10

For to this end we toil and suffer reproach, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.

1 John 2:2

and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.

1 John 4:14

And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.