John

John 4:1–3

¹When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He^a was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John ²(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples), ³He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

Footnotes

a 4:1 Literally When therefore Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus; NE, WH, BYZ, and TR When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus

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John 4:1

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	Ὡς	Hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
realized	ἔγνω	egnō	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Pharisees	Φαρισαῖοι	Pharisaioi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5330 a Pharisee
were aware	ἤκουσαν	ēkousan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G191 I hear, listen
was gaining	ποιεῖ	poiei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
baptizing	βαπτίζει	baptizei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
more	πλείονας	pleionas	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural - Comparative	G4119 more, greater
disciples	μαθητὰς	mathētas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil
than	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
John	Ἰωάννης	Iōannēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2491 John

John 4:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
although	καίτοιγε	kaitoige	Conjunction	G2544 and yet, although
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
who	αὐτὸς	autos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
baptized	ἐβάπτιζεν	ebaptizen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
but	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
disciples	μαθηταὶ	mathētai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil

John 4:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He left	ἀφῆκεν	aphēken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
Judea	Ἰουδαίαν	Ioudaian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2449 Judea
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
returned	ἀπῆλθεν	apēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G565 I come or go away from, depart, return
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Galilee	Γαλιλαίαν	Galilaian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1056 Galilee

Cross-references

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John 4:1 John 3:26 · John 3:22 · 2 Corinthians 4:5

John 4:2 1 Corinthians 1:13–17 · Acts 10:48

John 4:3 Matthew 10:23 · John 10:40 · John 11:54 · John 3:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.