John 4:8

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

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7when a woman of Samaria coming to draw water, Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

9But the Samaritan saith unto Him, How is it that thou who art a Jew askest drink of me, who am a Samaritan? for the Jews have no friendly intercourse with the Samaritans.

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Cross References

Luke 9:13But He said unto them, Do ye give them food. And they said, We have but five loaves and two fishes: unless we should go and buy provisions for all this people:

John 4:39And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on Him, because of what the woman said, testifying, He told me all 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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