Bible Strands
John 4:25
The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Samaritan woman speaks to Jesus at Jacob’s well, immediately following His declaration that worshipers must adore the Father in spirit and truth.
The words — οἶδα (oida) translates to “I know,” and Μεσσὶας (Messias) means “Messiah,” both grounding her statement in immediate certainty and Jewish expectation.
The thread — The coming figure motif appears in John 1:49 as a confession of Jesus’ kingship, Daniel 9:24 as a divine decree for atonement, and Matthew 1:16 as a genealogical record.
Why it lands — The verse records her declaration before Jesus claims the identity in the next line, requiring the reader to track how partial recognition yields to direct revelation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
Cross-references
- John 1:49 “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
- Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
- Matthew 1:16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
- John 4:29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
- John 4:42 They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
- John 1:41 He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
- Deuteronomy 18:15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
- John 4:39 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”