Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
For his disciples had gone into the town to buy some 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.
Common New Testament
For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy 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.
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 A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink." 8 For his disciples had gone into the town to buy some food. 9 So the Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that a Jew like you asks a Samaritan woman like me for a drink?" For Jews have nothing to do with Samaritans.
Cross References
Luke 9:13
But he said to them, "Give them food yourselves!" And they said, "We have only five loaves and two fish, unless we go ourselves and buy food for all these people."
John 4:5
So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph,
John 4:39
Many of the Samaritans in that town came to believe in him because of the testimony the woman gave when she said, "He has told me everything I ever did!"
John 6:5-7
So Jesus, raising his eyes and seeing that a great crowd was coming up to him, said to Philip, "Where can we buy food for these people to eat?"