John 4:8

(For his disciples were gone into the city to buy provisions.)

Thomas Haweis 1795 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 saith to her, Give me to drink.

9The Samaritan woman therefore saith to him, How canst thou, a Jew, ask of me, who am a Samaritan woman, to drink? for Jews avoid all intercourse with Samaritans.

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Cross References

Luke 9:13Then he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes; unless we go somewhere and buy provisions for all this multitude:

John 4:39Now many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him, on the report of the woman, who said, That he told me all things I ever had 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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