John 4:2
The apostle John writing (God speaking via scripture...The Word), beginning to tell the story of the sinful Samaritan woman at Jacob's well in Sychar, Samaria...as a tired Jesus passed through Samaria.

Wycliffe Bible of 1384: ¹ Therfor as Jhesu knew, that the Farisees herden, that Jhesu makith and baptisith mo disciplis than Joon, 
² thouy Jhesus baptiside not, but hise disciplis,

King James Bible of 1611:¹   When therefore the LORD knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
²   (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)

NAS Bible of 1960:¹   Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
²   (although Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples were),

NIV Bible 1973-78:¹The Pharisees heard that Jesus was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John, ²although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples.

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