John 4:8

(For his disciples had gone into the city to buy food.)

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7When a woman from Samaria came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give me some water to drink.”

9So the Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that yoʋ, a Jew, ask for water to drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

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Cross References

Luke 9:13But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have only five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for this entire group of people.”

John 4:39Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman's testimony: “He told me everything I have ever done.”

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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