Parallel Verses

King James 2000

And he must needs go through Samaria.

New American Standard Bible

And He had to pass through Samaria.

King James Version

And he must needs go through Samaria.

Holman Bible

He had to travel through Samaria,

International Standard Version

Now it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.

A Conservative Version

And it was necessary for him to pass through Samaria.

American Standard Version

And he must needs pass through Samaria.

Amplified

Now He had to go through Samaria.

An Understandable Version

[Now to get to Galilee] it required that Jesus travel through Samaria [Note: Samaria was the next country north of Judea].

Anderson New Testament

And it was necessary that he should go through Samaria.

Bible in Basic English

And it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.

Common New Testament

Now he had to go through Samaria.

Daniel Mace New Testament

but being obliged to pass through Samaria,

Darby Translation

And he must needs pass through Samaria.

Godbey New Testament

And it behooved Him to go through Samaria.

Goodspeed New Testament

Now he had to pass through Samaria.

John Wesley New Testament

And he must needs go thro' Samaria. Then cometh he to a city of Samaria,

Julia Smith Translation

And it was necessary for him to pass through Samaria.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And it was necessary [for] him to go through Samaria.

Modern King James verseion

And it was necessary for Him to go through Samaria,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And it was so that he must needs go through Samaria.

Moffatt New Testament

He had to pass through Samaria,

Montgomery New Testament

Now he had to pass through Samaria;

NET Bible

But he had to pass through Samaria.

New Heart English Bible

He needed to pass through Samaria.

Noyes New Testament

And he must necessarily pass through Samaria.

Sawyer New Testament

And it was necessary that he should pass through Samaria.

The Emphasized Bible

Now he must needs pass through Samaria.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Now he must necessarily pass through Samaria.

Twentieth Century New Testament

He had to pass through Samaria,

Webster

And he must needs go through Samaria.

Weymouth New Testament

His road lay through Samaria,

Williams New Testament

And He had to go through Samaria.

World English Bible

He needed to pass through Samaria.

Worrell New Testament

And it was necessary that He should go through Samaria.

Worsley New Testament

And as He must pass through the country of Samaria, He came to a Samaritan city called Sichar,

Youngs Literal Translation

and it was behoving him to go through Samaria.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

he

Usage: 0

δεῖ 
Dei 
Usage: 72

go
διέρχομαι 
Dierchomai 
pass, pass through, go, go over, go through, walk, , vr to go
Usage: 37

διά 
Dia 
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
Usage: 527

Devotionals

Devotionals about John 4:4

Devotionals containing John 4:4

References

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Images John 4:4

Prayers for John 4:4

Context Readings

Conversation With A Samaritan Woman

3 He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee. 4 And he must needs go through Samaria. 5 Then came he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.



Cross References

Matthew 10:5-6

These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter you not:

Luke 2:49

And he said unto them, How is it that you sought me? knew you not that I must be about my Father's business?

Luke 9:51-52

And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

Luke 17:11

And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

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