Note: This view shows ‘verses’ which are not natural language units and hence sometimes only part of a sentence will be visible. Normally the OET discourages the reading of individual ‘verses’, but this view is only designed for doing comparisons of different translations. Click on any Bible version abbreviation down the left-hand side to see the verse in more of its context. The OET segments on this page are still very early looks into the unfinished texts of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check these texts in advance before using in public.
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULTfor his disciples had gone away into the city so that they might buy food.
USTHe said this because his disciples had left him by himself and had gone into the city in order to buy food.
BSB(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
BLBFor His disciples had gone away into the city, that they might buy food.
AICNTfor his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
OEBFor his disciples had gone into the town to buy food.
LSB For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
WEBBEFor his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
NET(For his disciples had gone off into the town to buy supplies. )
LSVfor His disciples were gone away into the city that they may buy food;
FBVfor his disciples had gone to the town to buy food.
TCNT(For his disciples had gone into the city to buy food.)
T4TThe well that used to belong to Jacob was on that plot of ground. Jesus was tired from walking. So while we disciples went into the town to buy some food, he sat down alongside the well. It was about noontime. A woman who lived there in Samaria came to get some water from the well. Jesus said to her, “Will you give me from the well some water to drink?” The woman knew that Jews did not like ◄to touch things that belong to Samaritans/to come near Samaritans►, (OR, Jews did not like to associate with Samaritans,)
LEB(For his disciples had gone away into the town so that they could buy food.)
BBEFor his disciples had gone to the town to get food.
Wymthfor His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.
ASVFor his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.
DRAFor his disciples were gone into the city to buy meats.
YLTfor his disciples were gone away to the city, that they may buy victuals;
Drby(for his disciples had gone away into the city that they might buy provisions).
RVFor his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.
Wbstr(For his disciples had gone to the city to buy provisions.)
KJB-1769(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
KJB-1611For his disciples were gone away vnto the city to buy meate. (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meate.)
BshpsFor his disciples were gone away, vnto the towne to bye meate. (For his disciples were gone away, unto the town to buy meate.)
GnvaFor his disciples were gone away into the citie, to buy meate. (For his disciples were gone away into the city, to buy meate. )
Cvdl(For his disciples were gone their waye in to ye cite, to bye meate.) ((For his disciples were gone their way in to ye/you_all city, to buy meate.))
TNTFor his disciples were gone awaye vnto the toune to bye meate. (For his disciples were gone away unto the town to buy meate. )
WycAnd hise disciplis weren gon in to the citee, to bie mete. (And his disciples were going in to the city, to buy mete.)
LuthDenn seine Jünger waren in die Stadt gegangen, daß sie Speise kaufeten. (Because his Yünger were in the city gegangen, that they/she/them food kaufeten.)
ClVg(Discipuli enim ejus abierant in civitatem ut cibos emerent.)[fn] ((Discipuli because his abierant in civitatem as cibos emerent.) )
4.8Discipuli enim. In civitatem discipuli abierunt, scilicet ad Judæos, qui legis valle muniti, et prophetiæ sunt telis armati, ut cibos emerent ipsorum, scilicet corda prædicatione fidei Deo præparantes.
4.8Discipuli because. In civitatem discipuli they_are_gone, scilicet to Yudæos, who legis valle muniti, and prophetiæ are telis armati, as cibos emerent ipsorum, scilicet corda prælet_him_sayione of_faith Deo præparantes.
UGNTοἱ γὰρ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἀπεληλύθεισαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν, ἵνα τροφὰς ἀγοράσωσιν. (hoi gar mathaʸtai autou apelaʸlutheisan eis taʸn polin, hina trofas agorasōsin.)
SBL-GNTοἱ γὰρ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἀπεληλύθεισαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν, ἵνα τροφὰς ἀγοράσωσιν. (hoi gar mathaʸtai autou apelaʸlutheisan eis taʸn polin, hina trofas agorasōsin.)
TC-GNTΟἱ γὰρ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἀπεληλύθεισαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν, ἵνα τροφὰς ἀγοράσωσι. (Hoi gar mathaʸtai autou apelaʸlutheisan eis taʸn polin, hina trofas agorasōsi. )
Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
4:1-42 At a historic well in Samaria, Jesus offered himself as living water. Jesus engaged and confronted people with the revelation of God, and they either followed or fell away. • The Samaritan woman contrasted with Nicodemus at every turn: a woman (not a man), a Samaritan (not a Jew), a sinner (not righteous), and an outcast (not one of Israel’s rabbis). While Nicodemus fell silent and never responded to Jesus’ challenges (3:1-21), this woman acknowledged Jesus as Lord, remained in the light, and exhibited signs of discipleship (see 1:35-51).
This phrase indicates the reason why Jesus asked the woman for water. The disciples had gone away and taken the tools for drawing water with them, so that Jesus could not draw the water himself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “because his disciples had gone away”
As the story of Jesus’ encounter with a Samaritan woman demonstrates, even simple geography–the divine arrangement of places where God leads us in life–can position us for fruitful ministry if we are willing to reach out to those along our journey. This episode in Jesus’ ministry occurred immediately after Jesus had cleared the Temple in Jerusalem and was gaining even more followers than John the Baptist (John 2:13-25; 4:1-3). Likely wanting to avoid a direct clash with Jewish leadership so early in his ministry, Jesus chose instead to return to Galilee. The most direct route from Jerusalem to Galilee passed through Samaria, and, as the Jewish historian Josephus notes, this was the route normally chosen by most Jews at the time (Antiquities of the Jews, Book XX:6). The city of Samaria (renamed Sebaste by Jesus’ time) was originally the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, but in 722 B.C. the Assyrians exiled many Israelites to other parts of their empire and relocated other foreign peoples in Israel (2 Kings 15:29; 17:1-24; 1 Chronicles 5:26; also see “Israelites Are Exiled to Assyria”). This diverse population then developed a new religion that mixed elements of Israelite worship with pagan worship (2 Kings 17:24-41), and centuries later they set up their own temple on Mount Gerizim. Because of their mixed ancestry and religion, Samaritans were often detested by many Jews (John 4:9), and hostilities periodically erupted between Jews and Samaritans. Jesus himself would later be refused entry into Samaria while traveling from Galilee to Jerusalem (Luke 9:52-56; also see “Jesus’ Final Journey to Jerusalem”), and Josephus notes that about 20 years after this time a number of Galileans were killed by Samaritans as they attempted to make their way to Jerusalem through the village of Ginae. Probably because of these hostilities, some Jews preferred to take alternate routes that bypassed Samaria. Still other Jews chose these routes to avoid even associating with Samaritans. Jesus, however, appears to have chosen the more direct route through Samaria, which led him to the village of Sychar–right next to the ancient site of Shechem and Mount Gerizim. There he met a Samaritan woman by a well and spoke to her about God’s gift of living water for her soul. He also revealed supernatural knowledge about her, so she asked him whether Mount Gerizim or Jerusalem was the proper place to worship. Jesus gently rebuked her belief in Samaritan worship practices, but he also assured her that one day the physical location of worshipers will no longer matter. Instead, all true believers will worship God in spirit and truth. When Jesus revealed to the woman that he was the Messiah, she left her water jar and told the townspeople about Jesus. Meanwhile, Jesus’ disciples returned, and Jesus urged them to recognize that the fields were ripe for harvesting, presumably meaning that many Samaritans were ready to believe in him. Because of the Samaritan woman’s testimony, many of the townspeople believed in Jesus and persuaded him to stay there two more days before returning to Galilee. Years later the apostle Philip found fruitful ministry among the Samaritans as well, and many came to faith in Jesus (Acts 8:5-13; also see “The Ministries of Philip and Peter”).
