“Come, see a man who told me everything that I did. Can this be the Christ?”
Parallel translations
- KJV Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
- BSB “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
- ESV “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?”
- NKJV “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
- NASB “Come, see a Man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is He?”
- NLT “Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could he possibly be the Messiah?”
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Quick answer
She invites the townspeople to come see a man who told her everything she did, asking if he could be the Christ. Her testimony, based on Jesus' knowledge of her, draws others to him.
Overview
Her witness centers on Jesus' supernatural knowledge of her life and tentatively names him as the possible Messiah. Though framed as a question, it stirs genuine curiosity and faith in the town. Her simple invitation, 'Come, see,' becomes the means by which many Samaritans come to believe.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Rev 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.
- 1 Cor 14:24–25But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.
- John 4:25The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah comes, he who is called Christ. When he has come, he will declare to us all things.”
- John 1:41–49He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ ).
- John 4:17–18The woman answered, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You said well, ‘I have no husband,’
- John 7:26Behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is truly the Christ?
- John 7:31But of the multitude, many believed in him. They said, “When the Christ comes, he won’t do more signs than those which this man has done, will he?”
- Matt 12:23All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?”
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John declares him plainly: the eternal Word made flesh, the Lamb of God, the great 'I AM' — bread, light, door, shepherd, way, truth, life, resurrection — that you may believe and have life in his name.
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