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John 4:6

“Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.”

King James Version (KJV)


Translation Details for John 4:6


Now  Jacob's  well  was  there.  Jesus  therefore,  being wearied  with  his journey,  sat  thus  on  the well:  and it was  about  the sixth  hour. 

Other Translations for John 4:6

Now Iacobs Well was there. Iesus therefore being wearied with his iourney, sate thus on the Well: and it was about the sixth houre.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

and Jacob's well was there. So Jesus, being wearied from His journey, was sitting thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

and Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Now Jacob's fountain was there. Jesus, being tired after his journey, was resting by the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.
- Basic English Bible

Since Jacob's well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

Now a fountain of Jacob's was there; Jesus therefore, being wearied with the way he had come, sat just as he was at the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.
- Darby Bible

Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well. It was about the sixth hour.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

and Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
- English Revised Version

Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for John 4:6

Wesley's Notes for John 4:6


4:6 Jesus sat down - Weary as he was. It was the sixth hour - Noon; the heat of the day.



People's Bible Notes for John 4:6


Joh 4:6 Now Jacob's well was there. It is still seen by the traveler, cut through the solid rock, between eight and nine feet in diameter, and about seventy-five feet deep, though partly filled with rubbish. Jesus . . . being wearied . . . sat thus on the well. The wells were usually curbed around with stone and covered. On this curb the Savior sat sheltered from the sun at noon, the sixth hour being twelve o'clock.

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