John 4:17
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“I have no husband,” she replied. Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband.
Read John 4:17 Using Other Translations
The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said,I have no husband:
The woman answered him, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband';
“I don’t have a husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said, “You’re right! You don’t have a husband—
What does John 4:17 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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.
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