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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 4:20

Our fathers - The Samaritans; perhaps also meaning to intimate that the patriarchs had done it also. See Genesis 12:6; Genesis 33:20.Worshipped - Had a place of worship.In this mountain - Mount Gerizim, only a little way from Sychar. On this mountain they had built a temple somewhat similar to the one in Jerusalem. This was one of the main subjects of controversy between them and the Jews. The old Samaritan Pentateuch, or five books of Moses, has the word “Gerizim” instead of “Ebal” in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 4:19-20

John 4:19-20. The woman saith, Sir, I perceive thou art a prophet “To find a person who was a perfect stranger, and who, on account of the national animosity, could not be suspected of having any intercourse with her townsmen, or with the Samaritans in general, discovering, nevertheless, the most secret particulars of her life, made so sensible an impression on her mind, that she could not but confess such a degree of knowledge more than natural; and consequently, that the person possessed... 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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:20

worshipped. App-137 . this mountain . Gerizim. The well was at its foot. (See Deuteronomy 27:12 .) men ought = it is necessary. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 4:20

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.The view that these words were a mere device on the woman's part to change the conversation appears to be wrong. It reveals the deep religious interest of the questioner, and the presence of one whom she had just hailed as a prophet gave her the opportunity to learn the truth about a question that had troubled her heart a long time. What a commentary is this regarding the inner thoughts... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 4:20

John 4:20. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain;— Whom the woman meant by the appellation offathers, is a point much disputed: they who think that she meant the Ephraimites, from whom the Samaritans pretended their descent, hold that the mountain on which they worshipped was mount Ephraim, wherewas Shiloh, the seat of the tabernacle for several years. Another account, more generally adopted, is to this effect: Sanballat, by the permission of Alexander the Great, had built a temple upon mount... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:1-26

1. The interview with the Samaritan woman 4:1-26There are several connections between this section and the preceding ones that provide continuity. One is the continuation of water as a symbol (cf. John 2:6; John 3:5; John 4:10-15). Another is the continuation of conversation in which Jesus reveals Himself as the fulfillment of what the Old Testament anticipated."Nicodemus was an eminent representative of orthodox Judaism. Now John records an interview Jesus had with one who stood for a class... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:1-42

D. Jesus’ ministry in Samaria 4:1-42The writer now showed Jesus moving north from Judea into Samaria where He had another important conversation with another person who was completely different from Nicodemus. As in the previous chapter, theological explanation follows personal encounter in this one. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:20

Being a woman of the world she had probably learned that many "religious people" enjoy discussing controversial theological issues. She took the opportunity to divert the conversation, which was becoming uncomfortably convicting, hoping that Jesus would follow her new subject. She must have thought that surely he could not resist the temptation to argue Jewish supremacy in the age-old Samaritan Jewish debate. Moreover since Jesus appeared to have supernatural insight perhaps she could get the... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - John 4:20

4:20 worshipped (a-3) Proskuneo , and so to ver. 24. see Matthew 4:10 . read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 4:20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 4:19-20

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 4:1-42

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:20

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 4:20

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 4:20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:1-26

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:1-42

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:20

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - John 4:20

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