Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 4:10
John 4:10. Jesus answered,—if thou knewest the gift of God,— If thou knewest what an opportunity God hath put into thine hand, of receiving the greatest blessing that ever was bestowed, as well as who, and how great a person, he is that speaks to thee; instead of scrupling to grant him so small a favour, thou wouldst surely have asked him: (for such is the force of the original) and he, without objecting to thee on account of the people to whom thou belongest, would readily have given thee... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 4:9
John 4:9. For the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.— Have no friendly intercourse, &c. This must be the meaning of ου συγχρωνται here; for it is evident from Joh 4:8 that the Jews had some dealings with them. It has been frequently observed, that many causes concurred to occasion this inveterate hatred of the Jews towards the Samaritans; such as their foreign extract,—and the early mixture of superstitionandidolatryintheirreligion, 2 Kings 17:24; 2 Kings 17:41.—the injurious manner... read more