John 4:42 ESV

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

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

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 4:42

We have heard him ourselves - On seeing and hearing our Lord, the faith of those who had already believed on the woman's testimony was abundantly confirmed; and, besides those, may others believed who had not heard the woman speak. This is indeed the Christ - The promised Messiah. The Savior of the world - Not of the Jews only, but of the Samaritans, and of the whole Gentile world. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 4:42

Verse 42 42.On account of thy speech. Though I have followed Erasmus in rendering this word by oratio, (speech,)because loquela, which the ancient interpreter uses, is a barbarous term; yet I wish to warn my readers that the Greek word λαλία has the same meaning with the Latin word loquentia, that is, talk, ortalkativeness; and the Samaritans appear to boast that they have now a stronger foundation than a woman’s tongue, which is, for the most part, light and trivial. We believe. This... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:1-42

7. The ministry and revelation of the Lord to those beyond the strict compass of the theocracy. This passage describes an incident of consummate interest, and records a specimen of our Lord's intercourse with individuals, and the reaction of that instruction upon the disciples. The event is a solitary chink through which the light of historical fact falls upon an otherwise darkened and unknown period of the Saviour's life. When we skirt a forest we see at intervals, where by some... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:39-42

(4) The harvest of the Lord ' s sowing, and the Saviour of the world. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:39-42

Jesus and the Samaritans. The woman was the instrument of bringing her townspeople to the Saviour. I. THE FIRST DEGREE OF SAMARITAN FAITH WAS DEPENDENT ON TESTIMONY . "Now many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him because of the saying of the woman, who testified, He told me all that ever I did." 1 . Faith is essentially the belief of testimony. It thus depends upon evidence. "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:41-42

And very many more believed, during that visit, by reason of his word— Christ's own word. We know not what the word was, but the specimens which John has recorded make us certain that torrents of living water flowed from his lips. He was moving in the full power of the Spirit. He was unveiling the nature of that "salvation" which was, as he said, "from the Jews;" but a salvation which affected and was adapted to the whole world. And they ( repeatedly ) said to the woman (the play... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:42

"The Saviour of the world." This witness was a glorious close to our Lord's brief ministry among the Samaritans. I. THE MARVEL OF THIS WITNESS TO CHRIST . Nothing in the gospel narrative can be to the thoughtful reader more surprising than that this view of our Lord's office should have been taken and expressed by persons in the position of these Samaritans in the village of Sychar, and especially at this early stage of our Lord's ministry. This is the more marvellous... read more

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

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 4:42

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 4:42

The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:1-42

The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:39-42

The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:39-42

The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:41-42

The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:42

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