John 4:8

for, his disciples, had gone away into the city, that, food, they might buy.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith unto her—Give me to drink!

9The Samaritan woman, therefore, saith unto him—How dost, thou, being, a Jew, ask to drink, of me, who am, a Samaritan woman? [for, Jews, have no dealings with Samaritans.]

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Cross References

Luke 9:13But he said unto them—Give, ye, them to eat. They, however, said—We have not more than five loaves, and two fishes,—unless perhaps, we, should go, and buy food, for all this people.

John 4:39And, out of that city, many, believed on him—of the Samaritans,—by reason of the word of the woman in bearing witness—He told me all things that ever I 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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