John 4:30

NETBible

So 1  they left the town and began coming 2  to him.

NIV ©

They came out of the town and made their way towards him.

NASB ©

They went out of the city, and were coming to Him.

NLT ©

So the people came streaming from the village to see him.

MSG ©

And they went out to see for themselves.

BBE ©

So they went out of the town and came to him.

NRSV ©

They left the city and were on their way to him.

NKJV ©

Then they went out of the city and came to Him.

KJV
Then
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they went
<1831> (5627)
out of
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the city
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and
<2532>
came
<2064> (5711)
unto
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him
<846>_.
NASB ©
They went
<1831>
out of the city
<4172>
, and were coming
<2064>
to Him.
NET [draft] ITL
So they left
<1831>
the town
<4172>
and
<2532>
began coming
<2064>
to
<4314>
him
<846>
.
GREEK
exhlyon
<1831> (5627)
V-2AAI-3P
ek
<1537>
PREP
thv
<3588>
T-GSF
polewv
<4172>
N-GSF
kai
<2532>
CONJ
hrconto
<2064> (5711)
V-INI-3P
prov
<4314>
PREP
auton
<846>
P-ASM
NETBible

So 1  they left the town and began coming 2  to him.

NET Notes

1 tn “So” is supplied for transitional smoothness in English.

2 sn The imperfect tense is here rendered began coming for the author is not finished with this part of the story yet; these same Samaritans will appear again in v. 35.