John 4:39-54 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 4:27-42

We have here the remainder of the story of what happened when Christ was in Samaria, after the long conference he had with the woman. I. The interruption given to this discourse by the disciples? coming. It is probable that much more was said than is recorded; but just when the discourse was brought to a head, when Christ had made himself known to her as the true Messiah, then came the disciples. The daughters of Jerusalem shall not stir up nor awake my love till he please. 1. They wondered at... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 4:43-54

In these verses we have, I. Christ's coming into Galilee, John 4:43. Though he was as welcome among the Samaritans as he could be any where, and had better success, yet after two days he left them, not so much because they were Samaritans, and he would not confirm those in their prejudices against him who said, He is a Samaritan (John 8:48), but because he must preach to other cities, Luke 4:43. He went into Galilee, for there he spent much of his time. Now see here, 1. Whither Christ went;... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 4:39-42

4:39-42 Many of the Samaritans from that city believed on him, because of the woman's story, for she testified: "He told me all things that I have done." So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay amongst them, and he stayed there two days. And many more believed when they heard his word, and they said to the woman: "No longer do we believe because of your talk. We ourselves have listened to him, and we know that this is really the Saviour of the World." In the events which... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 4:43-45

4:43-45 Two days after Jesus left there and went to Galilee. Jesus himself declared that a prophet has no honour in his own country. But when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans welcomed him, because they had seen all that he had done at Jerusalem at the Feast, for they too had gone to the Feast. All three synoptic gospels tell of the saying of Jesus that a prophet has no honour in his own country ( Mark 6:4 ; Matthew 13:57 ; Luke 4:24 ). It was an ancient proverb with much the same... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 4:46-54

4:46-54 So again he came to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water into wine. Now there was a certain courtier whose son was ill in Capernaum. When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judaea into Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was going to die. Jesus said to him: "Unless you see signs and wonders you will never believe." The courtier said to him: "Sir, come down before my little lad dies." Jesus said to him: "Go your way! Your son lives!"... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 4:39

And many of the Samaritans of that city ,.... Of Sychar, which was a city of Samaria; believed on him ; that he was the true Messiah he had told the woman he was; and she put it to them whether he was or not: before they saw him, or had any conversation with him themselves, they believed in him; see John 20:29 ; for the saying of the woman which testified, he told me all that ever I did : the account she gave was so plain, and honest, and disinterested, that they could not but give... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 4:40

So when the Samaritans were come unto him ,.... The Ethiopic version reads, all the Samaritans; they came to him at Jacob's well, upon the woman's solicitations, and the account she gave of this extraordinary person: and after they had conversed with him, and heard him themselves, they were taken with his divine discourses, and being thoroughly persuaded that he was the Messiah, they besought him that he would tarry with them ; they were not like the Gergesenes, who besought him to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 4:41

And many more believed ,.... The Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions add, "on him": when he was come into the city, and had preached to the inhabitants in general, a larger multitude than before believed in him as the Messiah, and professed him, and became followers of him. Because of his own word ; which came to them, not in word only, but in power, and was the power of God unto salvation to them; and was received by them, not as the word of man, but as the word of God; and it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 4:42

And said unto the woman ,.... Who, it appears, kept hearing Christ, attending on him, and conversing with him; for having tasted of his grace, she could not leave him: now we believe, not because of thy saying ; not on account of that only: it should seem that these were the same persons that believed upon her word before they went out of the city; and who, when come to Christ, invited him into it; and now, having heard his excellent discourses, were confirmed in the faith of him: for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 4:43

Now after two days he departed thence ,.... When he had stayed two days at Sychar conversing with, and discoursing to the Samaritans, which were the means of the conversion of many of them; he departed out of that country, and passed on his way: and went into Galilee ; as he first intended; see John 4:3 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 4:27-42

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 4:43-54

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 4:39-42

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 4:43-45

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 4:46-54

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 4:39

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 4:40

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 4:41

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 4:42

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 4:43

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