John 4:17

17 “I have no husband,” she replied. Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband.

John 4:17 in Other Translations

17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said,I have no husband:

17 The woman answered him, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband';

17 “I don’t have a husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said, “You’re right! You don’t have a husband—

17 "I have no husband," she said.

17 The woman answered and said unto him, I have no husband. Jesus saith unto her, Thou saidst well, I have no husband:

17 The woman replied, "I don't have a husband." Jesus told her, "You're right when you say that you don't have a husband.

17 "I don't have a husband," she answered. "You have correctly said, 'I don't have a husband,' " Jesus said.

17 "I have no husband," she replied. Jesus said to her, "You are right when you say you have no husband.

John 4:17 Meaning and Commentary

John 4:17

The woman answered and said, I have no husband
Which was a truth she would not have spoke at another time and place, or to any of her neighbours; but Christ being a stranger, and no odium incurring upon her by it; and this serving a purpose to excuse her going to call him, she declares the truth of the matter:

Jesus said unto her, thou hast well said, I have no husband;
this is the truth, it is really fact, and is the true state of the case, between thee and him, who goes for thy husband.

John 4:17 In-Context

15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”

16 He told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”

17 “I have no husband,” she replied. Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband.

18 The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.”

19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet.