John 4:40

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“So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.”

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BSBPD

“So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“So when the Samaritans came unto him, they besought him to abide with them: and he abode there two days.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“When, then, the Samaritans came unto him, they were asking him to remain with them, and he remained there two days;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 4:40 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 32:26Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
  2. Proverbs 4:13Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
  3. Song of Solomon 3:4I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
  4. Jeremiah 14:8O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?
  5. Luke 8:38The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,
  6. Luke 10:39She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
  7. Luke 19:5When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
  8. Luke 24:29But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
  9. Acts 16:15And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
  10. 2 Corinthians 6:1As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
  11. Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.

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