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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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:21

Woman. See on John 2:4 . believe Me. App-150 . See note on John 1:7 . This formula occurs only here and 14. 11. neither . . . nor . Greek. oute . . . oute. at. Greek. en. App-104 . the Father. See App-98 , and note on John 1:14 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:22

Ye worship . . . what. See 2 Kings 17:24-34 , esp. John 4:33 . salvation = the salvation [which the prophets foretold]. Compare Luke 2:30 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:23

cometh, and now is = is coming, and is now on its way. Its coming depended on the repentance of the nation, when all the prophecies would have been fulfilled. See Acts 3:18-26 . true = real. See note on John 1:9 . App-175 . worshippers. Greek. proskunetes. Only here. spirit. App-101 . in . No Preposition with the second "in". truth. App-175 . See note on John 1:14 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:24

God. See App-98 ., with Art. Contrast John 1:1 . a Spirit = spirit: i.e. not flesh, or material substance. Not "a" Spirit. must . Note this absolute condition. Compare John 4:4 ; John 3:7 , John 3:14 , John 3:30 ; John 9:4 ; John 10:16 ; John 12:34 ; John 20:9 , &c. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:25

Messias = Messiah. App-98 . Christ . See App-98 . is come = comes, or shall have come. tell. Greek. anangello. See John 5:15 ; John 16:13 , John 16:14 , John 16:15 , John 16:25 (shew). Compare App-121 John 5:6 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:26

That speak, &c. = I am [He) Who am speaking, &c. This is the seventh and last of the Lord's seven utterances, and marks the climax. See note on John 4:7 , and App-176 . speak = am talking. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 4:15

The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water that I thirst not, neither come all the way hither to draw.Some element of misunderstanding is evident in this request, but she rose to the height of asking the blessing in its fullest extent. Those who would be blessed should never wait until they know fully all that they ask; and, for the most spiritual person on earth, there is the likelihood that he, like this woman, would have many incorrect ideas of the ultimate blessing. The important... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 4:16

Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband and come hither.Go, call thy husband ... The reason for Jesus' rather abrupt injection of this command into the conversation may have been complex. The gift of eternal life is not a blessing that anyone receives ALONE; it is always for others also; and those others always include, first of all, those who are members of one's family. Also, the gift of eternal life is never bestowed apart from the correction of the moral condition of the recipient.... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 4:17

The woman answered and said unto him, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou saidest well, I have no husband.This, of course, was truth, but far from all of it. The Lord already knew everything in her life, and he had not asked for information but to elicit from her a recognition of her moral condition. Nevertheless, he commended, in part, her response. read more

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