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NASB | John 4:18 for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 4:18 for you have had five husbands, and the man you are now living with is not your husband. You have said this truthfully." |
Bible Question: In St. John 4 Jesus tells the woman at the well that she has had five husbands and the one she now has it not her own. Most in our Bible study class have always surmised that the five were like the one she currently has "not her own" but the husbands of other women. However, some are of the opinion that she had been married five times. Is there biblical support to back either theory? Please send your response ASAP! Thanks! |
Bible Answer: I don't know if these verses are pertinent to the subject, but they are interesting. The following are just a few plain verses...[edited] Matt 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Mark 16:16 "He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls. Acts 9:18 And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized; Acts 22:16 'Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.' Rom 6:3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Rom 6:4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. Col 2:12 having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. 1 Pet 3:21 Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you--not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, |