John 4:12
“Art thou greater then our father Iacob, which gaue vs the Well, and dranke thereof himselfe, and his children, and his cattell?”
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John 4:12 Context
10Iesus answered, and said vnto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that sayth to thee, Giue me to drinke; thou wouldest haue asked of him, and hee would haue giuen thee liuing water. 11The woman saith vnto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to drawe with, and the Well is deepe: from whence then hast thou that liuing water? 12Art thou greater then our father Iacob, which gaue vs the Well, and dranke thereof himselfe, and his children, and his cattell? 13Iesus answered, and said vnto her, Whosoeuer drinketh of this water, shall thirst againe: 14But whosoeuer drinketh of the water that I shal giue him, shall neuer thirst: but the water that I shall giue him, shalbe in him a well of water springing vp into euerlasting life.
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Other Translations for John 4:12
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
- King James Version
"You are not greater than our father Jacob, are You, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself and his sons and his cattle?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle?
- American Standard Version (1901)
Are you greater than our father Jacob who gave us the fountain and took the water of it himself, with his children and his cattle?
- Basic English Bible
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, and his sons, and his cattle?
- Darby Bible
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, and his children, and his cattle?
- Webster's Bible
Are you greater than our forefather Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself drank from it, as did also his sons and his cattle?"
- Weymouth Bible
Are you greater than our father, Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, as did his children, and his livestock?"
- World English Bible
Whethir thou art grettere than oure fadir Jacob, that yaf to vs the pit? and he drank therof, and hise sones, and hise beestis.
- Wycliffe Bible
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who did give us the well, and himself out of it did drink, and his sons, and his cattle?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for John 4:12
4:12 Our father Jacob - So they fancied he was; whereas they were, in truth, a mixture of many nations, placed there by the king of Assyria, in the room of the Israelites whom he had carried away captive, #2Kings 17:24|. Who gave us the well - In Joseph their supposed forefather: and drank thereof - So even he had no better water than this.
People's Bible Notes for John 4:12
Joh 4:12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob? The question indicates still further her dawning conviction of the greatness of the stranger. It was from Joseph, the son of Jacob, that the Samaritans claimed descent. Jesus spoke of giving living water; Jacob, their great ancestor, had given this well.