King James Version
John 4:25 in the King James Version says “The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all thing...” — study this verse from John chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.”
John 4:25 · KJV
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
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?
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“is called”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“I know”
G1492used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl
“cometh”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“is called”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“when”
G3752whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as
“cometh”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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