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John 4:1

King James Version (KJV)

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John 4:1

Verse 1 of 54

Scripture focus

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

John 4:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on John 4:1

Theological / Devotional

The Lord. [The Samaritan Woman, John 4:1-42. See Judean Ministry from First Passover A.D. 28; The Duration of Christ’s Ministry, Opening of the Galilean Ministry, The Ministry of Our Lord.] Textual evidence is divided (cf. p. 146) between this and the reading “Jesus.”

Pharisees had heard. The Pharisees took advantage of the jealousy of John’s disciples, occasioned by Jesus’ increasing popularity, in the hope of creating dissension between John and Jesus, and thereby crippling the efforts of both. See on ch. 3:25.

More disciples. See on ch. 3:26, 30. Obviously, John was still preaching and baptizing, and had not yet been imprisoned.

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