John 4:40
So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
KJV
ὡς οὖν ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ Σαμαρῖται, ἠρώτων αὐτὸν μεῖναι παρ’ αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐκεῖ δύο ἡμέρας.
Greek NT
Cum venissent ergo ad illum Samaritani, rogaverunt eum ut ibi maneret. Et mansit ibi duos dies.
Vulgate
So when the Samaritans came unto him, they besought him to abide with them: and he abode there two days.
ASV
So when the Samaritans were come to him, they desired that he would tarry there. And he abode there two days.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Σαμαρείτης
samareites
noun · 8×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δύο
duo
adjective · 132×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μένω
meno
verb · 117×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
παρά
para
preposition · 191×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
ἐκεῖ
ekei
adverb · 94×
ἐρωτάω
erotao
verb · 65×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἡμέρα
emera
noun · 388×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
1. We require much fervor and uproused zeal, for without these it is impossible to obtain the blessings promised to us. And to show this, Christ at one time says, Except a man take up his cross and follow Me, he is not worthy of Me Matthew 10:38; at another, I have come to send fire upon the earth, and what will I if it be already kindled? Luke 12:49; by both these desiring to …
Cross-references
- 2Cor 6:1 — We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
- Acts 16:15 — And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
- Gen 32:26 — And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
- John 1:39 — He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
- Luke 8:38 — Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
- Luke 9:53 — And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
- Luke 19:5 — And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
- Luke 24:29 — But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
- Rev 3:20 — Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.