New American Standard Bible 1995

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and they were saying to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
and they were saying to say H3004 ἔλεγον elegon
to the woman, a woman N-DFS H1135 γυναικὶ gunaiki
"It is no longer no longer, no more Adv H3765 οὐκέτι ouketi
because through, on account of, because of Prep H1223 διὰ dia
of what you said talk N-AFS H2981 λαλιὰν lalian
that we believe, to believe, entrust V-PIA-1P H4100 πιστεύομεν pisteuomen
for we have heard to hear, listen V-RIA-1P H191 ἀκηκόαμεν akēkoamen
for ourselves (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third pers. pron.) (3) the same PPro-NM3P H846 αὐτοὶ autoi
and know to have seen or perceived, hence to know H3609    
that this One this DPro-NMS H3778 οὗτος outos
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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is indeed truly Adv H230 ἀληθῶς alēthōs
the Savior a savior, deliverer N-NMS H4990 σωτὴρ sōtēr
of the world." order, the world N-GMS H2889 κόσμου kosmou

Parallel Verses

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New American Standard Bible 1995 and they were saying to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world."
King James Bible and they were saying to And said unto the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard for ourselves him ourselves, and know that this One is indeed the Savior Christ, the Saviour of the world."
Berean Bible and And they were saying to the woman, "It is no “No longer because of what you said that your speech do we believe, believe; for we have heard for ourselves have heard, and we know that this One is indeed truly the Savior of the world."”
Hebrew Greek English and they were saying to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world."