Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
You have had five husbands, and the man you have now is not your husband: that was truly said.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Jesus told her, "You are quite right in saying, "I don't have a husband,' because you have had five husbands, and the man you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true."
A Conservative Version
For thou have had five husbands, and he whom thou now have is not thy husband. This thou have said true.
American Standard Version
for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: this hast thou said truly.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
because you have had five husbands, and the man you are now living with is not [really] your husband. So, you have told the truth."
Anderson New Testament
for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband. In this you have spoken truly.
Common New Testament
for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly."
Daniel Mace New Testament
for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have, is not your husband: in that you said true.
Darby Translation
for thou hast had five husbands, and he whom now thou hast is not thy husband: this thou hast spoken truly.
Godbey New Testament
for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: thou hast spoken this truly.
Goodspeed New Testament
"You are right when you say you have no husband, for you have had five husbands and the man you are now living with is not your husband. What you say is true."
John Wesley New Testament
For thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband: in this thou saidst truly.
Julia Smith Translation
For thou hadst five husbands; and now he whom thou hast is not thy husband: this thou saidst true.
King James 2000
For you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband: that said you truly.
Lexham Expanded Bible
for you have had five husbands, and [the one] whom you have now is not your husband; this you have said truthfully!"
Modern King James verseion
for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband. In that you spoke truly.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband. That saidst thou truly."
Moffatt New Testament
you have had five husbands, and he whom you have now espoused is not your husband. That was a true word."
Montgomery New Testament
"for you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband; in this you have spoken truly."
NET Bible
for you have had five husbands, and the man you are living with now is not your husband. This you said truthfully!"
New Heart English Bible
for you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband. This you have said truly."
Noyes New Testament
For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband; in this thou hast spoken truly.
Sawyer New Testament
for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband. In this you have spoken truly.
The Emphasized Bible
for, five husbands, thou hast had, - and, now, he whom thou hast, is not thy, husband: This true thing, hast thou spoken.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in this thou hast spoken true.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"For you have had five husbands, and the man with whom you are now living is not your husband; in saying that, you have spoken the truth."
Webster
For thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband: in that thou hast spoken truth.
Weymouth New Testament
"for you have had five husbands, and the man you have at present is not your husband. You have spoken the truth in saying that."
Williams New Testament
for you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true."
World English Bible
for you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband. This you have said truly."
Worrell New Testament
for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband: this you have said truly."
Worsley New Testament
for thou hast had five husbands; and he, whom thou now hast, is not thy husband: this thou hast said true.
Youngs Literal Translation
for five husbands thou hast had, and, now, he whom thou hast is not thy husband; this hast thou said truly.'
Themes
Adultery » Instances of » The samaritan woman
Character transformed » The woman of samaria of unsavoury reputation
Conversion » Characters transformed by » The woman of samaria of unsavoury reputation
Jesus Christ » History of » Visits sychar and teaches the samaritan woman
Samaria » Country of » Jesus travels through
Shechem » Also called sychar, a city of refuge in mount ephraim » Jesus visits; disciples made in
Topics
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 4:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Conversation With A Samaritan Woman
17 In answer, the woman said, I have no husband. Jesus said to her, You have said rightly, I have no husband: 18 You have had five husbands, and the man you have now is not your husband: that was truly said. 19 The woman said to him, Sir, I see that you are a prophet.
Cross References
Genesis 20:3
But God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night, and said to him, Truly you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife.
Genesis 34:2
And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite who was the chief of that land, saw her, he took her by force and had connection with her.
Genesis 34:7-8
Now the sons of Jacob came in from the fields when they had news of it, and they were wounded and very angry because of the shame he had done in Israel by having connection with Jacob's daughter; and they said, Such a thing is not to be done.
Genesis 34:31
But they said, Were we to let him make use of our sister as a loose woman?
Numbers 5:29
This is the law for testing a wife who goes with another in place of her husband and becomes unclean;
Ruth 4:10
And, further, I have taken Ruth, the Moabitess, who was the wife of Mahlon, to be my wife, to keep the name of the dead man living in his heritage, so that his name may not be cut off from among his countrymen, and from the memory of his town: you are witnesses this day.
Jeremiah 3:20
Truly, as a wife is false to her husband, so have you been false to me, O Israel, says the Lord.
Ezekiel 16:32
The untrue wife who takes strange lovers in place of her husband!
Mark 10:12
And if she herself puts away her husband and takes another, she is false to her husband.
Romans 7:3
So if, while the husband is living, she is joined to another man, she will get the name of one who is untrue to her husband: but if the husband is dead, she is free from the law, so that she is not untrue, even if she takes another man.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11
But to the married I give orders, though not I but the Lord, that the wife may not go away from her husband
Hebrews 13:4
Let married life be honoured among all of you and not made unclean; for men untrue in married life will be judged by God.