John 4:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 4:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 4:8 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 4:8 — KJV
“(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)”
— John 4:8 (KJV)
John 4:8 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 4:8
“And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.”
Shares key themes with John 4:8: disciples, away, buy
“The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;”
Shares key themes with John 4:8: disciples, gone, away
“And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?”
Shares key themes with John 4:8: gone, city
“And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S.”
Shares key themes with John 4:8: gone, city
“Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:”
Shares key themes with John 4:8: away, city
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