18Jesus said to her, "You are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true."


In Context

15 The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water so that I won't get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water."

16 He told her, "Go, call your husband and come back."

17 "I have no husband," she replied.

18 Jesus said to her, "You are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true."

19 "Sir," the woman said, "I can see that you are a prophet.

20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem."

John 4:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:18For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:18For thou hast had five husbands: and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband. This thou hast said truly.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:18for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: this hast thou said truly.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:18for thou hast had five husbands, and he whom now thou hast is not thy husband: this thou hast spoken truly.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:18for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: this hast thou said truly.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:18For thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband: in that thou hast spoken truth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:18for you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband. This you have said truly.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:18for five husbands thou hast had, and, now, he whom thou hast is not thy husband; this hast thou said truly.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:18For you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband: in that said you truly.