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Berean Standard Bible

“Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?””

John 4:27

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The disciples return from town to find Jesus talking with a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. In that culture a Jewish teacher speaking privately with a woman, and a Samaritan at that, was highly unusual.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”

World English Bible (WEB)

At this, his disciples came. They marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, “What are you looking for?” or, “Why do you speak with her?”

King James Version (KJV)

And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And upon this came his disciples; and they marvelled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why speakest thou with her?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

At that point the disciples came back, and they were surprised to see him talking to a woman; but not one of them said to him, What is your purpose? or, Why are you talking to her?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And upon this came his disciples, and were wondering that with a woman he was speaking, no one, however, said, 'What seek you?' or 'Why speak you with her?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y en esto vinieron sus discípulos, y maravilláronse de que hablaba con mujer; mas ninguno dijo: ¿Qué preguntas? ó, ¿Qué hablas con ella?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

En eso llegaron sus discípulos. Aunque se sorprendieron de verlo hablando con una mujer, no se atrevieron a preguntarle por qué lo hacía ni de qué estaba hablando con ella.

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