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John 4:8

6 Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”

(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

9 “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

10 Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
KJV
(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
WEB
For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
ASV
For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.
DARBY
(for his disciples had gone away into the city that they might buy provisions).
BLB
For His disciples had gone away into the city, that they might buy food.
ÅB
Hans disipler var gått bort til byen for å kjøpe mat.
OTB
(Hans disipler hadde gått inn i byen for å kjøpe mat.)
B1930
Hans disipler var gått bort til byen for å kjøpe mat.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • John 6:5–7

    When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”

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  • Luke 9:13

    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

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  • John 4:39

    Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

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  • John 4:5

    So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

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