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Berean Standard Bible

“They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.””

John 4:42

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After talking with Jesus at the well, the Samaritan woman returns to her town and tells people about him. Many Samaritans come, believe because of her testimony, and ask Jesus to stay with them for two days.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

World English Bible (WEB)

They said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of your speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.”

King James Version (KJV)

And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speaking: for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they said to the woman, Now we have faith, but not because of your story: we ourselves have given ear to his words, and we are certain that he is truly the Saviour of the world.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and said to the woman -- 'No more because of your speaking do we believe; for we ourselves have heard and known that this is truly the Saviour of the world -- the Christ.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y decían á la mujer: Ya no creemos por tu dicho; porque nosotros mismos hemos oído, y sabemos que verdaderamente éste es el Salvador del mundo, el Cristo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Le dijeron a la mujer: ―Ahora creemos porque nosotros mismos lo hemos oído, y sabemos en verdad que él es el Salvador del mundo.

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