John 4:26

Bible in Basic English

Jesus said to her, I, who am talking to you, am he.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jesus told her, “I, the one speaking to you, am he.”

King James Version (1611)
Iesus sayth vnto her, I that speake vnto thee, am hee.

King James Version
Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

English Standard Version
Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am he."

New American Standard Bible
Jesus said to her, "I am He, the One speaking to you."

New Century Version
Then Jesus said, "I am he—I, the one talking to you."

Amplified Bible
Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you, am He (the Messiah)."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am He."

Legacy Standard Bible
Jesus *said to her, "I who speak to you am He."

Berean Standard Bible
Jesus answered, "I who speak to you am He."

Contemporary English Version
"I am that one," Jesus told her, "and I am speaking to you now."

Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua said to her, "I, the person speaking to you, am he."

Darby Translation
Jesus says to her, I who speak to thee am [he].

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesus said, "He is talking to you now—I am the Messiah."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Iesus said vnto her, I am he, that speake vnto thee.

George Lamsa Translation
Jesus said to her, I am he, who is speaking to you.

Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "I am he, I who am talking with you."

Lexham English Bible
Jesus said to her, "I, the one speaking to you, am he.

Literal Translation
Jesus said to her, I AM! the One speaking to you.

American Standard Version
Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua said to her, "I am he, the one who speaks to you."

International Standard Version
Jesus said to her, "I am he, the one who is speaking to you."Matthew 26:63-64; Mark 14:61-62; John 9:37;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
26 Jeshu saith to her, I am (he), I who speak with thee. [fn]

Murdock Translation
Jesus said to her: I, who talk with thee, am he.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iesus sayth vnto her: I that speake vnto thee, am he.

English Revised Version
Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

World English Bible
Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am he."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Jesus saith to her, I that speak to thee, am He.

Weymouth's New Testament
"I am He," said Jesus--"I who am now talking to you."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Jhesus seith to hir, Y am he, that spekith with thee.

Update Bible Version
Jesus says to her, I am he that speaks to you.

Webster's Bible Translation
Jesus saith to her, I that speak to thee am [he].

New English Translation
Jesus said to her, "I, the one speaking to you, am he."

New King James Version
Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am He."

New Living Translation
Then Jesus told her, " I am the Messiah!"

New Life Bible
Jesus said to her, "I am the Christ, the One talking with you!"

New Revised Standard
Jesus said to her, "I am he, the one who is speaking to you."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Jesus saith unto her - I, that speak unto thee, am he.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Jesus saith to her: I am he, who am speaking with thee.

Revised Standard Version
Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am he."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Iesus sayde vnto hir: I that speake vnto the am he.

Young's Literal Translation
Jesus saith to her, `I am [he], who am speaking to thee.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iesus sayde vnto her: I that speake vnto the, am he.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Jesus said to her, I that am talking with you am he.

THE MESSAGE
"I am he," said Jesus. "You don't have to wait any longer or look any further."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus stood up and said, "I AM God's Top Hand."

Contextual Overview

⁴ And it was necessary for him to go through Samaria. ⁵ So he came to a town of Samaria which was named Sychar, near to the bit of land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph: ⁶ Now Jacob's fountain was there. Jesus, being tired after his journey, was resting by the fountain. It was about the sixth hour. ⁷ A woman of Samaria came to get water, and Jesus said to her, Give me some water. ⁸ For his disciples had gone to the town to get food. ⁹ The woman of Samaria said to him, Why do you, a Jew, make a request for water to me, a woman of Samaria? She said this because Jews have nothing to do with the people of Samaria. ¹⁰ In answer Jesus said, If you had knowledge of what God gives freely and who it is who says to you, Give me water, you would make your prayer to him, and he would give you living water. ¹¹ The woman said to him, Sir, you have no vessel and the fountain is deep; from where will you get the living water? ¹² Are you greater than our father Jacob who gave us the fountain and took the water of it himself, with his children and his cattle? ¹³ Jesus said to her, Everyone who takes this water will be in need of it again:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I that: John 9:37, Matthew 16:20, Matthew 20:15, Matthew 26:63, Matthew 26:64, Mark 14:61, Mark 14:62, Luke 13:30, Romans 10:20, Romans 10:21

Reciprocal: Luke 4:21 - This day John 4:10 - and who Acts 8:5 - preached

Cross-References

Genesis 4:14
You have sent me out this day from the face of the earth and from before your face; I will be a wanderer in flight over the earth, and whoever sees me will put me to death.

Genesis 4:15
And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death.

Genesis 4:17
And Cain had connection with his wife and she became with child and gave birth to Enoch: and he made a town, and gave the town the name of Enoch after his son.

Genesis 4:18
And Enoch had a son Irad: and Irad became the father of Mehujael: and Mehujael became the father of Methushael: and Methushael became the father of Lamech.

Genesis 12:8
And moving on from there to the mountain on the east of Beth-el, he put up his tent, having Beth-el on the west and Ai on the east: and there he made an altar and gave worship to the name of the Lord.

Genesis 26:25
Then he made an altar there, and gave worship to the name of the Lord, and he put up his tents there, and there his servants made a water-hole.

1 Kings 18:24
And do you make prayers to your god, and I will make a prayer to the Lord: and it will be clear that the one who gives an answer by fire is God. And all the people in answer said, It is well said.

Psalms 116:17
I will give an offering of praise to you, and make my prayer in the name of the Lord.

Isaiah 44:5
One will say, I am the Lord's; and another will give himself the name, Jacob; another will put a mark on his hand, I am the Lord's, and another will take the name of Israel for himself.

Isaiah 48:1
Give ear to this, O family of Jacob, you who are named by the name of Israel, and have come out of the body of Judah; who take oaths by the name of the Lord, and make use of the name of the God of Israel, but not truly and not in good faith.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Jesus saith unto her,.... Upon her making mention of the Messiah, of his coming, and of his work, he took the opportunity of making himself known unto her:

I that speak unto thee am [he]; the Messiah; see Isaiah 52:6. This is a wonderful instance of the grace of Christ to this woman, that he should make himself known in so clear and plain a manner, to so mean a person, and so infamous a creature as she had been: we never find that he ever made so clear a discovery of himself, in such express terms, to any, as to her, unless it were to his immediate disciples; and these he would sometimes charge not to tell who he was.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I that speak onto thee am - he I am the Messiah. This was the first time that he openly professed it. He did not do it yet to the Jews, for it would have excited envy and opposition. But nothing could be apprehended in Samaria; and as the woman seemed reluctant to listen to him as a prophet, and professed her willingness to listen to the Messiah, he openly declared that he was the Christ, that by some means he might save her soul. From this we may learn:

1. The great wisdom of the Lord Jesus in leading the thoughts along to the subject of practical personal religion.
2. His knowledge of the heart and of the life. He must be therefore divine.
3. He gave evidence here that he was the Messiah. This was the design of John in writing this gospel. He has therefore recorded this narrative, which was omitted by the other evangelists.
4. We see our duty. It is to seize on all occasions to lead sinners to the belief that Jesus is the Christ, and to make use of all topics of conversation to teach them the nature of religion. There never was a model of so much wisdom in this as the Saviour, and we shall be successful only as we diligently study his character.
5. We see the nature of religion. It does not consist merely in external forms. It is pure, spiritual, active - an ever-bubbling fountain. It is the worship of a pure and holy God, where the heart is offered, and where the desires of an humble soul are breathed out; for salvation.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 26. Jesus saith unto her, I - am he.] Our Lord never spoke in such direct terms concerning himself to his own countrymen; nor even to his own disciples, till a little before his death. The reason given by Bishop Pearce is the following: The woman being alone when Jesus said it, and being a Samaritan, he had no reason to apprehend that the Samaritans, if they knew his claim, would disturb his ministry before the time of his suffering came; which seems to have been the reason why he concealed it so long from his own countrymen.