John 4:4
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:4 Jesus HAD TO PASS this way because it was the shortest route. The words may also indicate that God directed his journey (see John 3:7, John 3:14, John 3:30; John 9:4; John 10:16; John 12:34; John 2 [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:4 Jesus HAD TO PASS this way because it was the shortest route. The words may also indicate that God directed his journey (see John 3:7, John 3:14, John 3:30; John 9:4; John 10:16; John 12:34; John 2 [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:5 The village of SYCHAR was probably on the slope of Mount Ebal near the OT city of Shechem. THE FIELD THAT JACOB HAD GIVEN TO HIS SON JOSEPH. See Genesis 33:18; Genesis 48:21; Exodus 13:19; Joshua 24:32. ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:6 That Jesus was WEARIED... FROM HIS JOURNEY shows that he was fully human as well as fully God (see also John 11:35; John 19:28). The SIXTH HOUR was noon. It would have been hot and time to rest. Travelers would be thirsty. Normally, women would come to draw water in the morning... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:7 Jesus took the initiative in speaking to a Samaritan woman—an astonishing break with his culture. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:10 Jesus’ words about LIVING WATER again involve double meaning (see notes on 3:14; 8:24; 19:19). Literally, the phrase refers to fresh spring water (Genesis 26:19). John 7:38 identifies this “living water” as the Holy Spirit dwelling within a believer (compare Jeremiah 2:13).... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:11 The WELL today is still more than 100 feet (31 m) DEEP and was probably deeper at that time. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:12 OUR FATHER JACOB. The Samaritans still thought of themselves as true descendants of Jacob. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:14 THE WATER THAT I WILL GIVE HIM is the “living water” of v. John 4:10 (see note). WILL BECOME IN HIM A SPRING OF WATER WELLING UP TO ETERNAL LIFE recalls Isaiah 12:3 (see also Isaiah 44:3; Isaiah 55:1). ⇐ ⇔ [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:15 The woman takes Jesus literally and misunderstands him (see John 3:4; John 6:52). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:18 THE ONE YOU NOW HAVE IS NOT YOUR HUSBAND. Merely living together does not constitute marriage. Marriage requires official sanction and public ceremony at which a man and woman commit to the marriage. The community then recognizes their marriage (see John 2:1; also Song of Solo... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:20 OUR FATHERS WORSHIPED ON THIS MOUNTAIN. From Mount Gerizim (Deuteronomy 11:29; Deuteronomy 27:12), the blessings for keeping the covenant were announced. The Samaritans’ version of Deuteronomy 27:4 (see note on John 4:4) named Mount Gerizim (rather than Ebal) as the place for... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:21 NEITHER ON THIS MOUNTAIN NOR IN JERUSALEM WILL YOU WORSHIP THE FATHER. Jesus opens a new age in which God’s people everywhere will be the new temple where he dwells (see 1 Corinthians 3:16; Ephesians 2:19). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (va [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:22 YOU is plural, implying “You Samaritans.” In saying WE WORSHIP WHAT WE KNOW Jesus identifies himself as a Jew. SALVATION IS FROM THE JEWS. The whole OT, which taught about salvation, was from the Jewish people, and the Messiah himself came from the Jews. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = do... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:24 GOD IS SPIRIT. God is not made of physical matter. He is present everywhere. He is not seen (see John 3:6, John 3:8), yet he is so powerful he brought the universe into existence (see John 1:1, John 1:10; John 17:5). ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:25 I... AM HE. Jesus does not identify himself directly among Jews as the MESSIAH (see note on 1:41) since most would then think he had come to bring instant political deliverance. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:32 FOOD TO EAT. See Deuteronomy 8:3; Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4. WORK. See note on John 14:12. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsB [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:35 Jesus’ coming has already ushered in the end-time harvest. A “crop” of believers is now being gathered into God’s kingdom. The immediate reference may be to the Samaritans who are going to believe in Jesus (vv. John 4:39). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:36 This statement recalls Amos 9:13, which also describes the abundance of the new age. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:37 The OTHERS who have labored are Jesus and his predecessors, especially John the Baptist and his followers. In a broader sense this includes all the OT writers and prophets. Jesus’ followers benefit from their work and will bring in the harvest. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.get... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:41 SAVIOR OF THE WORLD. The Samaritans’ response to Jesus marks the first indication of the universal scope of his saving mission (compare John 10:16; John 11:51; Acts 1:8). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElemen [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:43 The healing of the official’s son resembles the healing of the Gentile centurion’s servant in Matthew 8:5 and Luke 7:2, but it is not the same incident. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:44 FOR... A PROPHET HAS NO HONOR. The wording of the proverb is different in Matthew 13:57, Mark 6:4, and Luke 4:24, and the application there is also different. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img") [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:46 The OFFICIAL was probably a Gentile centurion (see note on Matt. 8:5–7). Jesus brings the gospel to a respected Jewish teacher (John 3:1), an outcast Samaritan woman (John 4:1), and now an official working for the Roman government (John 4:46). The gospel is meant for everyone... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:48 UNLESS YOU SEE SIGNS AND WONDERS YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE does not mean one should view “signs” negatively. To the contrary, Jesus’ miracles are one of the primary means God uses to bring people to faith in him (John 2:11, John 2:23; John 3:2; John 4:53; John 6:2, John 6:14;... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:54 SECOND SIGN. That is, in John’s series. See v. John 4:46; John 2:11. Jesus had also performed signs in Jerusalem (see John 2:23; John 3:2; John 4:45). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]