John 4:8

(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

Family 35 New Testament

In The King James Version

(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

In Context

7A woman of Samaria comes to draw water. Jesus says to her, “Give me a drink.”

9So the Samaritan woman says to Him, “How can you, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, being a Samaritan woman?” (for Jews do not associate with Samaritans).

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Cross References

Luke 9:13But He said to them, “You feed them!” So they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all this crowd”

John 4:39Now many of the Samaritans from that city believed into Him because of the word of the woman, testifying that “He told me everything I ever did!”

Matthew Henry on John 4:5-27

Christ at the Well of Samaria. 4 And he must needs go through Samaria. 5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. 7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. 8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 9 Then saith the woman of Samaria… Read the whole commentary →

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