John 4:28

The woman left her water jar there and went into the town. She said to the people there,

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,

In Context

27Just then we disciples returned from town. Since it was contrary to our custom for Jewish religious teachers to converse with a woman they did not know, we were surprised that he was talking to a woman. However, none of us asked her, “What do you want?” and none of us asked him, “Why are you talking with her?”

29“Come and see a man who was able to tell me all about my past life [HYP], even though I never met him before Could this man be the Messiah?”

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Cross References

2 Kings 5:4Naaman’s wife told her husband what the girl from Israel had said, and Naaman told that to the king.

Mark 16:8The women went outside and ran from the tomb. They were trembling because they were afraid, and they were astonished. But they did not say anything to anyone about this while they were going, because they were afraid.

Luke 24:33So they left immediately and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the eleven apostles and others who had gathered together with them

Matthew Henry on John 4:28-43

Christ at the Well of Samaria. 27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? 28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, 29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 32 But he said unto them, I have meat to… Read the whole commentary →

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