Bible Strands
John 4:16
Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well, immediately after she requests water that would spare her the daily labor of drawing again.
The words — ὕπαγε (hupage) and ἄνδρα (andra) carry the imperative “do go” and the noun “husband,” structuring the direct command to retrieve her marital partner.
The thread — The instruction immediately precedes her statement in John 4:17 that she has no husband, and aligns with the biblical pattern of divine exposure of hidden reality in Hebrews 4:13 and Revelation 2:23.
Why it lands — The command requires the reader to confront factual personal history before engaging with spiritual claims, demanding unvarnished acknowledgment of one’s actual condition.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
Cross-references
- Hebrews 4:13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
- John 21:17 Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
- Revelation 2:23 Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
- John 2:24 But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.
- John 1:42 Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
- John 1:47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
- John 4:18 In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”