Discovery BoxJohn 4:17-19 
Context4:17 The woman replied, 1 “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “Right you are when you said, 2 ‘I have no husband,’ 3 4:18 for you have had five husbands, and the man you are living with 4 now is not your husband. This you said truthfully!”
4:19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I see 5 that you are a prophet.
1 tn Grk “answered and said to him.”
2 tn Grk “Well have you said.”
3 tn The word order in Jesus’ reply is reversed from the woman’s original statement. The word “husband” in Jesus’ reply is placed in an emphatic position.
4 tn Grk “the one you have.”
5 tn Grk “behold” or “perceive,” but these are not as common in contemporary English usage.
