John 4:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)”
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BSBPD
“(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“for his disciples were gone away to the city, that they may buy victuals;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo John 4:8 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 9:13But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
- John 4:5So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
- John 4:39Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
- John 6:5When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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