John 4:8

Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink" (for his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.)

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7It was about noon, and a woman of Samaria came to draw water.

9"How is it," answered the Samaritan woman, "that you who are a Jew ask a drink from me, a woman, and a Samaritan?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

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Cross References

Luke 9:13"Do you yourselves give them food," he answered. "We have nothing," they replied "Except five loaves, and a couple fish, unless you mean for us to go and buy provisions for all the crowd."

John 4:39Many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him because of the word of the woman when she declared, "He told me everything that 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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