Parallel Verses
Common New Testament
For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
New American Standard Bible
For His
King James Version
(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
Holman Bible
for His disciples had gone into town to buy food.
International Standard Version
since his disciples had gone off into town to buy food.
A Conservative Version
For his disciples had gone away into the city so that they might buy food.
American Standard Version
For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.
Amplified
For His disciples had gone off into the city to buy food—
An Understandable Version
(Now Jesus' disciples had gone away to town to buy some food).
Anderson New Testament
For his disciples had gone into the city to buy food.
Bible in Basic English
For his disciples had gone to the town to get food.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for his disciples were gone away to the city to buy provisions.
Darby Translation
(for his disciples had gone away into the city that they might buy provisions).
Godbey New Testament
For His disciples had gone into the city, that they might purchase food.
Goodspeed New Testament
For his disciples had gone into the town to buy some food.
John Wesley New Testament
(For his disciples were gone to the city to buy meat.)
Julia Smith Translation
(For his disciples were gone into the city that they might buy food.)
King James 2000
(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy food.)
Lexham Expanded Bible
(For his disciples had gone away into the town so that they could buy food.)
Modern King James verseion
(For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.)
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for his disciples were gone away unto the town to buy meat.
Moffatt New Testament
(his disciples had gone to the town to buy some food).
Montgomery New Testament
Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink" (for his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.)
NET Bible
(For his disciples had gone off into the town to buy supplies.)
New Heart English Bible
For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
Noyes New Testament
For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
Sawyer New Testament
for his disciples had gone away into the city to buy provisions.
The Emphasized Bible
for, his disciples, had gone away into the city, that, food, they might buy.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
(For his disciples were gone into the city to buy provisions.)
Twentieth Century New Testament
For his disciples had gone into the town to buy food.
Webster
(For his disciples had gone to the city to buy provisions.)
Weymouth New Testament
for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.
Williams New Testament
For His disciples had gone into the town to buy some food.
World English Bible
For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
Worrell New Testament
For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy bread.
Worsley New Testament
(For his disciples were gone away to the city to buy food.)
Youngs Literal Translation
for his disciples were gone away to the city, that they may buy victuals;
Themes
the Diet of the jews » Was taken » At noon
Jesus Christ » History of » Visits sychar and teaches the samaritan woman
Samaria » Country of » Roads through, from judaea into galilee
Samaria » Country of » Jesus travels through
Shechem » Also called sychar, a city of refuge in mount ephraim » Jesus visits; disciples made in
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 4:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Conversation With A Samaritan Woman
7 There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink." 8 For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. 9 Then the woman of Samaria said to him, "How is it that you, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.
Cross References
Luke 9:13
But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fishunless we go and buy food for all these people."
John 4:5
So he came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
John 4:39
Many of the Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me all that I ever did."
John 6:5-7
Then Jesus lifted up his eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread, that these people may eat?"