John 4:4 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and it was behoving him to go through Samaria.

English ASV

And he must needs pass through Samaria.

English Amplified

It was necessary for Him to go through Samaria.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

It was necessary for Him to go through Samaria.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Now He had to pass through Samaria.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He had to travel through Samaria;

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he must needs pass through Samaria.

English EASY 2024

On his way, he had to go through Samaria.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

On the way to Galilee he had to go through the country of Samaria.

And he had to pass through Samaria.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

on his way there he had to go through Samaria.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Jesus had to go through Samaria.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

He had to travel through Samaria,

English KJV 1611

And he must needs go through Samaria.

English LSB

And He had to pass through Samaria.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Now it was necessary that He go through Samaria.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And He had to pass through Samaria.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

He had to pass through Samaria.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But he had to pass through Samaria.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Jesus had to go through Samaria.

English NIV

Now he had to go through Samaria.

English NKJ 1982

But He needed to go through Samaria.

English NLT

He had to go through Samaria on the way.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But he had to go through Samaria.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

and he had to pass through Samaria.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

He had to pass through Samaria.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

He had to go through Samaria on the way,

English Tyndale 1537

And it was so that he must needs go thorow Samaria.

John 4:4 — Compare Translations