John 4:1-29 ASV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:29

see. App-133 . that ever = whatsoever. is not this? = can this be? read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 4:1

This chapter relates the journey of the Lord and his disciples through Samaria (John 4:1-5), recounts the interview with the woman at the well (John 4:6-26), gives the conversation with the disciples upon their return (John 4:27-38), sums up the results of Christ's teaching in Samaria (John 4:38-42), narrates the continuation to Galilee, and records the performance of the second of the seven great signs (John 4:46-54).When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 4:2

(Although Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples).See under John 3:22-26. An important deduction from the fact of Jesus' many baptisms, none of which were administered by himself personally, yet being referred to as his baptisms and his accomplishment, is this: All who are baptized in obedience to God's specific command, and by the hand of the Lord's disciples in harmony with his will, are truly baptized by Jesus! In the light of this undeniable fact, what becomes of the human allegation... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 4:3

He left Judaea and departed again into Galilee. And he must needs pass through Samaria.Samaria lay between Jerusalem and Galilee, the most direct route, therefore, going through Samaria. The boundaries of Samaria varied in history; but in the time of Christ it was a small province about twenty miles wide, north to south, and about thirty miles long, east to west. The eastern boundary was the Jordan River, and the southern line lay about seven miles south of Shechem. The capital was the city of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 4:5

So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave his son Joseph.Sychar ... was near Shechem and the piece of ground Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor for a hundred pieces of money. It was also the scene of the bloody episode revolving around Jacob's daughter Dinah; it was the place where Jacob dug that famous well and belonged to the sons of Joseph, to which son Jacob had bequeathed the property. When the children of Israel brought with... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 4:6

And Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.Jacob's well ... As Ryle noted, this reference contains all that is certainly known about this well, as to its origin; because the Bible nowhere mentions Jacob's digging a well, although it is recorded that Abraham and Isaac dug wells. Still, this reference is enough. The well is still there and is, in all probability, one of the few authentic places that can be... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 4:7

There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.INTERVIEW WITH THE WOMAN OF SAMARIAA woman of Samaria ... The tragic story of the Samaritans and the contempt in which that unfortunate people were held by the Jews endow this incident with the deepest interest. Following the capture of the ten northern tribes by Shalmaneser (722 B:C.), the cities and villages of Samaria were totally depopulated and left to the wild beasts. Not wishing to let the land lie... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 4:8

For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.Hovey remarked that the disciples, for some reason, did not appear to have been as tired and weary as Jesus; but this is not strange. To the leader of such a campaign as they had just terminated, there is always the greater intensity, enthusiasm, and emotion exhibited by all great leaders; and, as noted earlier, this excessive fatigue on the part of the Master is exactly what was natural. Some insist that this weariness of Jesus... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 4:9

The Samaritan woman therefore saith unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a Samaritan woman? (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)How is it? ... How? It was the Master's way of opening a door into her heart that he might give her eternal life. How? It was the Saviour's way of recruiting one of the most effective missionaries he ever had. How? It was Jesus' means of entry into that city as an honored guest for two days and nights. All of it began with this... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 4:10

Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith unto thee, Give me to drink: thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.If thou knewest ... thou wouldest have asked ... This is the glory of that woman. These words show why Jesus accomplished this interview. He saw that the woman, despite her fallen life, would respond to a genuine opportunity to know the truth. In that precious quality, she was far superior to many of... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:29

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