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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />(For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For His disciples had gone away into the city, that they might buy food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For His disciples had gone away to the city to buy food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For His disciples had gone off into the city to buy food—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because his disciples had gone into town to buy food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for His disciples had gone into town to buy food.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />(His disciples had gone into the city to buy some food.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />His disciples had gone into town to buy food.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />since his disciples had gone off into town to buy food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />(For his disciples had gone off into the town to buy supplies.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />(For his disciples had gone to the city to buy provisions.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for His disciples were gone away into the city that they may buy food;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For His disciples had gone away into the city, that they might buy food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for his disciples were gone away to the city, that they may buy victuals;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />(For his disciples were gone into the city that they might buy food.)<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For his disciples were gone into the city to buy meats. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For his disciples had gone into the city in order to buy food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />(His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.)<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />His disciples had entered into the city to buy food for themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For his disciples had entered the city to buy provisions for themselves.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For his disciples had gone into the city to buy food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />For His disciples had gone into the city, that they might purchase food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />(For his disciples were gone into the city to buy provisions.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for his disciples were gone away to the city to buy provisions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />(For his disciples were gone away to the city to buy food.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/4-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=954" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">Jesus and the Samaritan Woman</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">(</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3101.htm" title="3101: mathētai (N-NMP) -- A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.">disciples</a> <a href="/greek/565.htm" title="565: apelēlytheisan (V-LIA-3P) -- From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.">had gone</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: polin (N-AFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">town</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to</a> <a href="/greek/59.htm" title="59: agorasōsin (V-ASA-3P) -- To buy. From agora; properly, to go to market, i.e. to purchase; specially, to redeem.">buy</a> <a href="/greek/5160.htm" title="5160: trophas (N-AFP) -- Food, nourishment, maintenance. From trepho; nourishment; by implication, rations.">food.)</a> </span> <span class="reftext">9</span>“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-5.htm">John 6:5-7</a></span><br />When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?” / But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do. / Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-29.htm">John 13:29</a></span><br />Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-15.htm">Matthew 14:15-17</a></span><br />When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.” / “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.” / “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-36.htm">Mark 6:36-38</a></span><br />Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” / But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?” / “Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-12.htm">Luke 9:12-13</a></span><br />As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.” / But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-6.htm">John 12:6</a></span><br />Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-2.htm">John 2:2-3</a></span><br />and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. / When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-32.htm">Matthew 15:32-34</a></span><br />Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.” / The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?” / “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-1.htm">Mark 8:1-4</a></span><br />In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said, / “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. / If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-35.htm">Luke 22:35-36</a></span><br />Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered. / “Now, however,” He told them, “the one with a purse should take it, and likewise a bag; and the one without a sword should sell his cloak and buy one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/21-5.htm">John 21:5</a></span><br />So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/11-28.htm">Acts 11:28-29</a></span><br />One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.) / So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-4.htm">1 Corinthians 9:4-5</a></span><br />Have we no right to food and to drink? / Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-9.htm">2 Corinthians 11:9</a></span><br />And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-15.htm">Philippians 4:15-16</a></span><br />And as you Philippians know, in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church but you partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving. / For even while I was in Thessalonica, you provided for my needs again and again.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">(For his disciples were gone away to the city to buy meat.)</p><p class="hdg">to buy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/6-5.htm">John 6:5-7</a></b></br> When Jesus then lifted up <i>his</i> eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/9-13.htm">Luke 9:13</a></b></br> But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/22-36.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/john/4-5.htm">City</a> <a href="/john/4-2.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/luke/24-41.htm">Food</a> <a href="/luke/24-41.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/luke/12-42.htm">Provisions</a> <a href="/luke/9-13.htm">Victuals</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/6-5.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/john/4-28.htm">City</a> <a href="/john/4-27.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/john/4-32.htm">Food</a> <a href="/john/4-32.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/genesis/14-11.htm">Provisions</a> <a href="/john/21-5.htm">Victuals</a><div class="vheading2">John 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-1.htm">Jesus talks with a woman of Samaria, and reveals his identity to her.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-27.htm">His disciples marvel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-31.htm">He declares to them his zeal for God's glory.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-39.htm">Many Samaritans believe on him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-43.htm">He departs into Galilee, and heals the ruler's son that lay sick at Capernaum.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>His disciples had gone into the town</b><br>The disciples' journey into the town reflects the common practice of traveling in groups for safety and companionship. This town is Sychar, located in Samaria, a region often avoided by Jews due to longstanding ethnic and religious tensions. The disciples' willingness to enter a Samaritan town indicates a breaking of traditional barriers, foreshadowing the broader mission to the Gentiles. This act also sets the stage for Jesus' interaction with the Samaritan woman, highlighting the theme of crossing cultural boundaries.<p><b>to buy food.</b><br>Purchasing food in a Samaritan town would have been unusual for Jews, who often avoided contact with Samaritans due to concerns about ritual purity. This action underscores the practical needs of Jesus and His disciples, emphasizing His humanity. It also illustrates the breaking down of social and religious barriers, as Jesus' ministry often challenged prevailing norms. The act of buying food connects to other scriptural instances where Jesus provides or shares meals, symbolizing fellowship and the breaking of bread as a precursor to the Last Supper and the Eucharist.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>- Central figure in the Gospel of John, the Son of God, who is at the well speaking with the Samaritan woman.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>- Followers of Jesus who have gone into the town to buy food, leaving Jesus alone at the well.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaritan_woman.htm">Samaritan Woman</a></b><br>- A woman from Samaria who encounters Jesus at the well, leading to a significant theological conversation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sychar.htm">Sychar</a></b><br>- The town in Samaria where the disciples went to buy food, near the well where Jesus and the Samaritan woman meet.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob's_well.htm">Jacob's Well</a></b><br>- The historical site where the encounter takes place, significant in Jewish history as it was given by Jacob to his son Joseph.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_appointments.htm">Divine Appointments</a></b><br>Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman was not by chance. God orchestrates moments in our lives for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/breaking_barriers.htm">Breaking Barriers</a></b><br>Jesus breaks cultural and social barriers by speaking with a Samaritan woman. We are called to reach out beyond our comfort zones.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/physical_vs._spiritual_needs.htm">Physical vs. Spiritual Needs</a></b><br>While the disciples focus on physical food, Jesus addresses spiritual hunger. We should prioritize spiritual nourishment in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_discipleship.htm">Role of Discipleship</a></b><br>The disciples' absence highlights the importance of being present and attentive to divine opportunities for ministry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_reconciliation.htm">Cultural Reconciliation</a></b><br>Jesus' interaction with the Samaritan woman foreshadows the reconciliation of different peoples through the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_phrase_'love_is_love'_accurate.htm">Is the phrase "Love is Love" accurate?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_show_his_love.htm">What does 'love each other deeply' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_it_mean_to_be_predestined.htm">What is personal evangelism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_love_the_greatest_virtue.htm">How does 1 Corinthians 13:13 declare love as the greatest virtue, when other passages elevate faith or obedience above everything else?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">For</span> introduces His reason for asking this favour of her. The disciples had gone on. He was alone, and without the means of getting water for Himself (<a href="/john/4-11.htm" title="The woman said to him, Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from where then have you that living water?">John 4:11</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Meat.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">food,</span> as the former word is misleading in modern English. See <a href="/context/genesis/1-29.htm" title="And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.">Genesis 1:29-30</a>, and <a href="/deuteronomy/20-20.htm" title="Only the trees which you know that they be not trees for meat, you shall destroy and cut them down; and you shall build bulwarks against the city that makes war with you, until it be subdued.">Deuteronomy 20:20</a>, where herbs and fruits are termed "meat." It will be remembered that the meat-offering did not consist of flesh, but of flour and oil and ears of corn (Leviticus 2).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For his disciples had departed into the city to buy food.</span> This is stated as a reason why he asked water from the chance wayfarer, who had obviously with her the "water pot" and the <span class="greek">ἄντλημα</span> (ver. 11), a word used for the rope with which the bucket or water jar was let down into the well. There are very discordant statements as to the degree of separation which the Jews insisted upon between themselves and Samaritans. The later rabbis greatly aggravated the feeling. They refused to eat the bread of Samaritans, as though it were more defiling than swine's flesh; objected to drink their wine or vinegar; and, if this animosity at the time of Christ had been equally pronounced, would have limited the disciples in their choice of food to uncooked eggs, fruits, and vegetables, and possibly to meal and wine. But it seems, from the earlier rabbinical books (Edersheim quotes several, which modify Lightfoot's authorities), that the meat of a Samaritan was lawful food if an Israelite had witnessed its killing, and that their bread, wine, etc., were not forbidden. We see no reason for thinking that Jesus was left absolutely alone on this occasion, and, from John's habitual method of avoiding direct mention of himself, it becomes perfectly possible that he was there listening silently to all these gracious words. Moulton cannot doubt that the beloved disciple subsequently received the whole from the Lord's own lips; but there is no reason to conclude that he must have been absent, and very much to suggest his quiet presence (Weiss, 'Life of Christ,' 2:34). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/4-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">(</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disciples</span><br /><span class="grk">μαθηταὶ</span> <span class="translit">(mathētai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> </span><span class="str2">A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had gone</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπεληλύθεισαν</span> <span class="translit">(apelēlytheisan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_565.htm">Strong's 565: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὴν</span> <span class="translit">(tēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">town</span><br /><span class="grk">πόλιν</span> <span class="translit">(polin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> </span><span class="str2">A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">ἵνα</span> <span class="translit">(hina)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> </span><span class="str2">In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">buy</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀγοράσωσιν</span> <span class="translit">(agorasōsin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_59.htm">Strong's 59: </a> </span><span class="str2">To buy. From agora; properly, to go to market, i.e. to purchase; specially, to redeem.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">food.)</span><br /><span class="grk">τροφὰς</span> <span class="translit">(trophas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5160.htm">Strong's 5160: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, nourishment, maintenance. 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