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John 4:29 "Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?"

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Could this be the Messiah?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />&#8220;Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could he possibly be the Messiah?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />&#8220;Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />"Come, see a man who told me all things I ever did. Can it be <i>that</i> this is the Christ?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />&#8220;Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is He?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is it?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />&#8220;Come, see a man who told me all the things that I <i>have</i> done; this is not the Christ, is it?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />&#8220;Come, see a man who told me all the things that I <i>have</i> done; is this not the Christ?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done! Can this be the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah? &#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could this be the Messiah?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Come, see a man, who told me all things that ever I did: can this be the Christ?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! Could he be the Messiah?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: can this be the Christ?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/4.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />"Come with me, and meet a man who told me everything I've ever done. Could he be the Messiah?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Come and see the man who told me everything I have ever done. Could he be the Messiah?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Come, see a man who told me everything I've ever done! Could he possibly be the Messiah?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Surely he can't be the Messiah, can he?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Come, see a man who told me everything that I did. Can this be the Christ?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Come, see a man who hath told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Come," she said, "and see a man who has told me everything I have ever done. Can this be the Christ, do you think?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Come, see a man who told me everything that I have done. Can this be the Christ?&#8221; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />&#8220;Come, see a Man who told me all things&#8212;as many as I did; is this the Christ?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />"Come, see a man who told me all things I ever did. Can it be <i>that</i> this is the Christ?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Come, see a man, who told me all things -- as many as I did; is this the Christ?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Come, see a man, who told me all which I ever did: is not this Christ?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Come, and see a man who has told me all things whatsoever I have done. Is not he the Christ? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />&#8220;Come and see a man who has told me all the things that I have done. Is he not the Christ?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Come see a man who told me everything I have done. Could he possibly be the Messiah?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />&#8220;Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?&#8221;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Come and see a man who told me everything which I have done; why, is he the Christ?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />&#8220;Come see a man who told me everything that I have done. Is he The Messiah?&#8221;<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Come, see a man who has told me all things that I ever did. Is not this the Christ?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Come hither, see the man who told me all things which I did: Is not He the Christ?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Come with me; behold a man, who told me all things that I ever did: is not this the Messiah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />see a man who told me all that ever I have done: is not this the Christ?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Come," she said, "and see a man who has told me everything I have ever done. Can this be the Christ, do you think?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />"Come, see a Man Who told me all things that I <i>ever</i> did: can This be the Christ?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and saith to the people, Come, see a man who hath told me all that ever I did; is not this the Christ?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/4-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1133" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">The Disciples Return and Marvel</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">28</span>Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people, <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1205.htm" title="1205: Deute (V-M-2P) -- Come hither, come, hither, an exclamatory word. From deuro and an imperative form of eimi; come hither!">&#8220;Come,</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: idete (V-AMA-2P) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">see</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthr&#333;pon (N-AMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">a man</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hos (RelPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">who</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">told</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">me</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-ANP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">everything</a> <a href="/greek/3745.htm" title="3745: hosa (RelPro-ANP) -- How much, how great, how many, as great as, as much. By reduplication from hos; as As."></a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: epoi&#275;sa (V-AIA-1S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">I ever did.</a> <a href="/greek/3385.htm" title="3385: m&#275;ti (IntPrtcl) -- If not, unless, whether at all. From me and the neuter of tis; whether at all.">Could</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtos (DPro-NMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">be</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christos (N-NMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ?&#8221;</a> </span> <span class="reftext">30</span>So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-41.htm">John 1:41-42</a></span><br />He first found his brother Simon and told him, &#8220;We have found the Messiah&#8221; (which is translated as Christ). / Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, &#8220;You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas&#8221; (which is translated as Peter).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-45.htm">John 1:45-46</a></span><br />Philip found Nathanael and told him, &#8220;We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold&#8212;Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.&#8221; / &#8220;Can anything good come from Nazareth?&#8221; Nathanael asked. &#8220;Come and see,&#8221; said Philip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-41.htm">John 7:41</a></span><br />Others declared, &#8220;This is the Christ.&#8221; But still others asked, &#8220;How can the Christ come from Galilee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-52.htm">John 7:52</a></span><br />&#8220;Aren&#8217;t you also from Galilee?&#8221; they replied. &#8220;Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-17.htm">John 9:17</a></span><br />So once again they asked the man who had been blind, &#8220;What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?&#8221; &#8220;He is a prophet,&#8221; the man replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-33.htm">John 9:33</a></span><br />If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/20-18.htm">John 20:18</a></span><br />Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, &#8220;I have seen the Lord!&#8221; And she told them what He had said to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/20-25.htm">John 20:25</a></span><br />So the other disciples told him, &#8220;We have seen the Lord!&#8221; But he replied, &#8220;Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-16.htm">Matthew 16:16</a></span><br />Simon Peter answered, &#8220;You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-11.htm">Matthew 21:11</a></span><br />The crowds replied, &#8220;This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-19.htm">Luke 24:19</a></span><br />&#8220;What things?&#8221; He asked. &#8220;The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,&#8221; they answered. &#8220;This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-22.htm">Acts 3:22</a></span><br />For Moses said, &#8216;The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-37.htm">Acts 7:37</a></span><br />This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, &#8216;God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-15.htm">Deuteronomy 18:15</a></span><br />The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-18.htm">Deuteronomy 18:18</a></span><br />I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/4-17.htm">John 4:17,18,25</a></b></br> The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/1-41.htm">John 1:41-49</a></b></br> He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/14-24.htm">1 Corinthians 14:24,25</a></b></br> But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or <i>one</i> unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: &#8230; </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/4-25.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/john/3-9.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/john/4-27.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/luke/17-9.htm">Think</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/4-42.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/john/5-44.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/john/6-71.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/john/5-39.htm">Think</a><div class="vheading2">John 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-1.htm">Jesus talks with a woman of Samaria, and reveals his identity to her.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-27.htm">His disciples marvel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-31.htm">He declares to them his zeal for God's glory.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-39.htm">Many Samaritans believe on him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-43.htm">He departs into Galilee, and heals the ruler's son that lay sick at Capernaum.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book&nbsp;&#9702;</a>&nbsp;<a href="/study/chapters/john/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter&nbsp;</a></tr></table></div><b>Come, see a man</b><br>This phrase reflects the urgency and excitement of the Samaritan woman as she invites others to meet Jesus. In the cultural context of the time, a woman publicly addressing men and urging them to follow her was unusual, indicating the profound impact Jesus had on her. The invitation to "come and see" echoes the call of Jesus to His disciples in <a href="/john/1-39.htm">John 1:39</a>, emphasizing the personal encounter with Christ.<p><b>who told me everything I ever did.</b><br>Jesus' knowledge of the woman's life demonstrates His divine omniscience. In the context of the narrative, this revelation is significant because it shows Jesus' ability to see beyond the surface and understand the depths of human experience. This mirrors the prophetic insight seen in the Old Testament, where God is described as knowing the hearts and actions of individuals (<a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a>). The woman's past, marked by broken relationships, is laid bare, yet she experiences no condemnation, highlighting Jesus' role as a compassionate and understanding Savior.<p><b>Could this be the Christ?</b><br>The question posed by the woman reflects the messianic expectations of the time. The Samaritans, like the Jews, awaited a Messiah, though their understanding was shaped by their own religious traditions, which centered on the Pentateuch. Her question indicates a growing recognition of Jesus' identity, aligning with the prophecies of a coming Savior found in <a href="/deuteronomy/18-15.htm">Deuteronomy 18:15</a>, where Moses speaks of a prophet like himself. This moment is pivotal as it marks the beginning of the Samaritans' belief in Jesus as the Messiah, which is further developed in the subsequent verses when many come to faith because of His word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_samaritan_woman.htm">The Samaritan Woman</a></b><br>A central figure in this passage, she encounters Jesus at Jacob's well. Her life is transformed by this meeting, and she becomes a witness to her community.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The Messiah who reveals His knowledge of the Samaritan woman's life, leading her to question His identity as the Christ.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob's_well.htm">Jacob's Well</a></b><br>A significant historical and spiritual site where Jesus meets the Samaritan woman. It symbolizes the meeting point of physical and spiritual thirst.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_town_of_sychar.htm">The Town of Sychar</a></b><br>The Samaritan woman's hometown, where she returns to share her encounter with Jesus, prompting the townspeople to seek Him out.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are part of the broader account, having gone into town to buy food, and later witnessing the impact of Jesus' conversation with the woman.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_personal_testimony.htm">The Power of Personal Testimony</a></b><br>The Samaritan woman's testimony demonstrates how personal encounters with Christ can lead others to seek Him. Believers are encouraged to share their own accounts of transformation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_jesus_as_the_messiah.htm">Recognizing Jesus as the Messiah</a></b><br>Her question, "Could this be the Christ?" invites us to explore and affirm Jesus' identity in our own lives. It challenges us to deepen our understanding of who Jesus is.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/breaking_social_barriers.htm">Breaking Social Barriers</a></b><br>Jesus' interaction with the Samaritan woman breaks cultural and gender norms of the time, teaching us to reach out beyond societal boundaries with the love of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_curiosity_in_faith.htm">The Role of Curiosity in Faith</a></b><br>The woman's curiosity about Jesus' identity sparks a journey of faith. Encouraging questions and exploration can lead to deeper spiritual understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_impact_through_individual_transformation.htm">Community Impact through Individual Transformation</a></b><br>Her encounter with Jesus not only changes her life but also impacts her entire community. Our personal transformation can have a ripple effect on those around us.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">Is not this the Christ?</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">is this the</span> <span class= "ital">Christ?</span> She felt that He was a prophet when His words revealed her past life (<a href="/john/4-19.htm" title="The woman said to him, Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.">John 4:19</a>). She has had the thought of Christ present to her mind when He teaches the nature of true worship (<a href="/john/4-25.htm" title="The woman said to him, I know that Messias comes, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.">John 4:25</a>). She has heard that He is the Messiah from His own lips (<a href="/john/4-26.htm" title="Jesus said to her, I that speak to you am he.">John 4:26</a>); but she does not frame her question so as to expect the answer "Yes:" she states the fact of His knowing the life, known perhaps to many of them, and leaves them to form their own judgment.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/4-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">&#8220;Come,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#916;&#949;&#8166;&#964;&#949;</span> <span class="translit">(Deute)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1205.htm">Strong's 1205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Come hither, come, hither, an exclamatory word. From deuro and an imperative form of eimi; come hither!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">see</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7988;&#948;&#949;&#964;&#949;</span> <span class="translit">(idete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7940;&#957;&#952;&#961;&#969;&#960;&#959;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(anthr&#333;pon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="grk">&#8003;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(hos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">told</span><br /><span class="grk">&#949;&#7990;&#960;&#941;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me</span><br /><span class="grk">&#956;&#959;&#953;</span> <span class="translit">(moi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everything</span><br /><span class="grk">&#960;&#940;&#957;&#964;&#945;</span> <span class="translit">(panta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I ever did.</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7952;&#960;&#959;&#943;&#951;&#963;&#945;</span> <span class="translit">(epoi&#275;sa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Could</span><br /><span class="grk">&#956;&#942;&#964;&#953;</span> <span class="translit">(m&#275;ti)</span><br /><span class="parse">IntPrtcl<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3385.htm">Strong's 3385: </a> </span><span class="str2">If not, unless, whether at all. From me and the neuter of tis; whether at all.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="grk">&#959;&#8023;&#964;&#972;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(houtos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">be</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7952;&#963;&#964;&#953;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">&#8001;</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Christ?&#8221;</span><br /><span class="grk">&#935;&#961;&#953;&#963;&#964;&#972;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(Christos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/4-29.htm">John 4:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/4-29.htm">John 4:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/4-29.htm">John 4:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/4-29.htm">John 4:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/4-29.htm">John 4:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/4-29.htm">John 4:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/4-29.htm">John 4:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/4-29.htm">John 4:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/4-29.htm">John 4:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/4-29.htm">John 4:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/4-29.htm">NT Gospels: John 4:29 Come see a man who told me (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/4-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 4:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 4:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/4-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 4:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 4:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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