John 4:26

Weymouth New Testament

"I am He," said Jesus--"I who am now talking to you."

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.

Bible in Basic English
Jesus said to her, I, who am talking to you, 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.

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 His road lay through Samaria, ⁵ and so He came to Sychar, a town in Samaria near the piece of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. ⁶ Jacob's Well was there: and accordingly Jesus, tired out with His journey, sat down by the well to rest. It was about six o'clock in the evening. ⁷ Presently there came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus asked her to give Him some water; ⁸ for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions. ⁹ "How is it," replied the woman, "that a Jew like you asks me, who am a woman and a Samaritan, for water?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) ¹⁰ "If you had known God's free gift," replied Jesus, "and who it is that said to you, `Give me some water,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." ¹¹ "Sir," she said, "you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; so where can you get the living water from? ¹² Are you greater than our forefather Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself drank from it, as did also his sons and his cattle?" ¹³ "Every one," replied Jesus, "who drinks any of this water will be thirsty 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

Luke 3:38
son of Enosh, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.

Acts 2:21
and every one who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'

Acts 11:26
He succeeded, and brought him to Antioch; and for a whole year they attended the meetings of the Church, and taught a large number of people. And it was in Antioch that the disciples first received the name of `Christians.'

Romans 10:13
For "every one, without exception, who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

1 Corinthians 1:2
To the Church of God in Corinth, men and women consecrated in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ-- their Lord as well as ours.

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.