The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:7-26
(2) The revelations and misunderstandings comprised in the interview with the Samaritaness. read more
约翰福音 4:11-12 Cunpss
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:10-15
(b) The living water offered and misunderstood. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:11
The answer of the woman shows that, though startled as Jesus meant her to be by his self-assertion, she had not moved out of the limited region of her own thoughts—her physical thirst, her daily needs, and common appliances for meeting them. There is a touch of humour for this light-hearted creature in the contrast between the large offer and the apparent helplessness of the Offerer. God's folly is compared with man's wisdom; God's weakness is set over against man's strength. Sir (my... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:11
"From whence?" A remark or inquiry sometimes suggests more than was intended by the speaker. Words often unconsciously imply far more than appears upon the surface. We have an instance of this in the question put to the Lord Jesus by the Samaritan woman. She only half understood what the Divine Prophet meant when he spoke of living water. And the inquiry, " From whence then hast thou that living water?" is suggestive of considerations most interesting and most serious. I. IT IS A... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:12
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle? We observe here the Samaritaness's claim to be a descendant of Ephraim, of Joseph, of Jacob himself who dug the well. By rising up behind the family of Ephraim to the father of Judah as well as of Joseph, the woman claims a kind of kinship with Jesus. The "our" in this case is not a monopoly of the honours of Jacob for herself and her people. Her national pride is softening... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 4:11
Hast nothing to draw with - It seems that there were no means of drawing water affixed to the well, as with us. Probably each one took a pail or pitcher and a cord for the purpose. In traveling this was indispensable. The woman, seeing that Jesus had no means of drawing water, and not yet understanding his design, naturally inquired whence he could obtain the water.The well is deep - If the same one that is there now, it was about 100 feet deep. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 4:12
Art thou greater? - Art thou wiser, or better able to find water, than Jacob was? It seems that she supposed that he meant that he could direct her to some living spring, or to some better well in that region, and that this implied more knowledge or skill than Jacob had. To find water and to furnish a good well was doubtless considered a matter of signal skill and success. It was a subject of great importance in that region. This shows how ready sinners are to misunderstand the words of Christ,... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 4:10-12
John 4:10-12. Jesus answered And in his answer shows her that he was not under the power of such common prejudices; If thou knewest the gift of God Which he is now bestowing on mankind by his Son; meaning the Holy Spirit and its fruits, styled, as here, δωρεα του Θεου , the gift of God, Acts 8:20, and η δωρεα , the gift, Acts 11:17; and who it is that saith unto thee, Give me to drink How great a person he is who is now conversing with thee. Instead of scrupling to grant him so... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 4:1-42
23. Jesus in Samaria (John 4:1-42)When the Pharisees saw the crowds following Jesus they took an increasing interest in him. No doubt they were becoming jealous and soon might become violent. Jesus therefore decided to leave Judea for Galilee (John 4:1-3).As Jesus approached one of the villages of Samaria, he began a conversation with a Samaritan woman whom he met at a well (John 4:4-9). The woman had a similar problem to Nicodemus in that she interpreted Jesus’ words literally instead of... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:7-14
The conversation with the Samaritan woman. I. THE FIRST APPROACH IS MADE ON OUR LORD 'S SIDE . "Give me to drink." 1 . Consider the person addressed. "There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water." 2 . Consider how he seeks to elicit her thought and to gain her soul. He asks a favour. "Give me to drink." This was to recognize her momentary superiority. II. THE QUICK RECOLLECTION ON HER SIDE OF THE WALL OF SEPARATION BETWEEN JEW ... read more