John 4:8

For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.

Revised Version 1895

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 is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which 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. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people.

John 4:39And from that city many of the Samaritans believed on him because of the word of the woman, who testified, 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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