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

is not.

Genesis 20:3 And God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and he said to him: Lo thou shalt die for the woman that thou hast taken: for she hath a husband.

Genesis 34:2,7,8,31 And when Sichem the son of Hemor the Hevite, the prince of that land, saw her, he was in love with her: and took her away, and lay with her, ravishing the virgin. . . .

Numbers 5:29 This is the law of jealousy. If a woman hath gone aside from her husband, and be defiled,

Ruth 4:10 And have taken to wife Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of Mahalon, to raise up the name of the deceased in his inheritance lest his name be cut off, from among his family and his brethren and his people. You, I say, are witnesses of this thing.

Jeremiah 3:20 But as a woman that despiseth her lover, so hath the house of Israel despised me, saith the Lord.

Ezekiel 16:32 But is an adulteress, that bringeth in strangers over her husband.

Mark 10:12 And if the wife shall put away her husband and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

Romans 7:3 Therefore, whilst her husband liveth, she shall be called an adulteress, if she be with another man: but if her husband be dead, she is delivered from the law of her husband: so that she is not an adulteress, if she be with another man.

1 Corinthians 7:10,11 But to them that are married, not I, but the Lord, commandeth that the wife depart not from her husband. . . .

Hebrews 13:4 Marriage honourable in all, and the bed undefiled. For fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Context
Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
17The woman answered and said: I have no husband. Jesus said to her: Thou hast said well: I have no husband. 18For thou hast had five husbands: and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband. This, thou hast said truly. 19The woman saith to him: Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.…
Cross References
John 4:17
The woman answered and said: I have no husband. Jesus said to her: Thou hast said well: I have no husband.

John 4:19
The woman saith to him: Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

Lexicon
In fact,
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

you have had
ἔσχες (esches)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

five
πέντε (pente)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4002: Five. A primary number; 'five'.

husbands,
ἄνδρας (andras)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the man
ὃν (hon)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

you now have
ἔχεις (echeis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

is
ἔστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

not
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

husband.
ἀνήρ (anēr)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

You have spoken
εἴρηκας (eirēkas)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2046: Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.

truthfully.”
ἀληθὲς (alēthes)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 227: Unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful. TRUE.


Additional Translations
In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”

For you have had five husbands, and he whom you have now is not your husband; this you have spoken truly."

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

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

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

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

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

"for you have had five husbands, and the man you have at present is not your husband. You have spoken the truth in saying that."

for you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband. This you have said truly."

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