Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
Are you a greater man than our forefather Jacob, who gave us this well, and drank from it himself, with his sons and his flocks?"
New American Standard Bible
You are not greater than our father Jacob, are You, who
King James Version
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Holman Bible
You aren’t greater than our father Jacob,
International Standard Version
You're not greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it, along with his sons and his flocks, are you?"
A Conservative Version
Are thou greater than our father Jacob who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, and his sons, and his livestock?
American Standard Version
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle?
Amplified
Are You greater than our father
An Understandable Version
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Anderson New Testament
Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, and his sons, and his cattle?
Bible in Basic English
Are you greater than our father Jacob who gave us the fountain and took the water of it himself, with his children and his cattle?
Common New Testament
Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his cattle?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
are you wiser than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, as well as his children, and cattle?
Darby Translation
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, and his sons, and his cattle?
Godbey New Testament
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself and his sons, and his herds, drank of it?
John Wesley New Testament
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself drank thereof, and his children, and his cattle?
Julia Smith Translation
Thou art not greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and he himself drank of it, and his sons, and his young animals.
King James 2000
Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle?
Lexham Expanded Bible
You are not greater than our father Jacob, [are you], who gave us the well and drank from it himself, and his sons and his livestock?"
Modern King James verseion
Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, and his children and his cattle?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and he himself drank thereof and his children and his cattle?"
Moffatt New Testament
Are you a greater man than Jacob, our ancestor? He gave us this well, and he drank from it, with his sons and his cattle."
Montgomery New Testament
Surely you are not greater than our Father Jacob, who gave us the well, and used to drink from it himself, and his sons, and his cattle, too?"
NET Bible
Surely you're not greater than our ancestor Jacob, are you? For he gave us this well and drank from it himself, along with his sons and his livestock."
New Heart English Bible
Are you greater than our father, Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, as did his children, and his livestock?"
Noyes New Testament
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle?
Sawyer New Testament
Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and who drank of it himself, and his sons, and his cattle?
The Emphasized Bible
Art, thou, greater than, our father Jacob, who gave us the well, - and, himself, out of it drank, and his sons, and his flocks?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Surely you are not greater than our ancestor Jacob who gave us the well, and used to drink from it himself, and his sons, and his cattle!"
Webster
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Weymouth New Testament
Are you greater than our forefather Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself drank from it, as did also his sons and his cattle?"
Williams New Testament
You are not greater than our forefather Jacob, are you, who gave us this well, and drank from it himself, with all his sons and flocks?"
World English Bible
Are you greater than our father, Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, as did his children, and his livestock?"
Worrell New Testament
Art Thou greater than our Father Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself drank of it, and his sons, and his cattle?"
Worsley New Testament
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Youngs Literal Translation
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who did give us the well, and himself out of it did drink, and his sons, and his cattle?'
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Visits sychar and teaches the samaritan woman
Samaria » Country of » Jesus travels through
modern Samaria » Inhabitants of » Boasted descent from jacob
Shechem » Also called sychar, a city of refuge in mount ephraim » Jesus visits; disciples made in
Interlinear
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
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References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 4:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Conversation With A Samaritan Woman
11 She said to him, "You have nothing to draw water with, sir, and the well is deep. Where can you get your living water? 12 Are you a greater man than our forefather Jacob, who gave us this well, and drank from it himself, with his sons and his flocks?" 13 Jesus answered, "Anyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again,
Cross References
John 8:53
Are you a greater man than our forefather Abraham? Yet he is dead and the prophets are dead. What do you claim to be?"
Matthew 12:42
The queen of the south will rise with this age at the judgment and condemn it, for she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and there is more than Solomon here!
John 4:6
and Jacob's spring was there. So Jesus, tired with his journey, sat down just as he was by the spring. It was about noon.
Hebrews 3:3
For Jesus is entitled to as much more honor than Moses as the builder of a house is than the house he builds.