John 4:8
(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
John 4:8 in other translations
| BSB | (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) |
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| WEB | For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. |
| ASV | For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food. |
| YLT | for his disciples were gone away to the city, that they may buy victuals; |
| DARBY | (for his disciples had gone away into the city that they might buy provisions). |
| BBE | For his disciples had gone to the town to get food. |
| Webster | (For his disciples had gone to the city to buy provisions.) |
What does John 4:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 4:6-8
6-8. wearied ... sat thus--that is, "as you might fancy a weary man would"; an instance of the graphic style of St. John [Webster and Wilkinson]. In fact, this is perhaps the most human of all the scenes of our Lord's earthly history. We seem to be beside Him, overhearing all that is here recorded, nor could any painting of the scene on canvas, however perfect, do other than lower the conception which this exquisite…
Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 4:4-26
There was great hatred between the Samaritans and the Jews. Christ's road from Judea to Galilee lay through Samaria. We should not go into places of temptation but when we needs must; and then must not dwell in them, but hasten through them. We have here our Lord Jesus under the common fatigue of travellers. Thus we see that he was truly a man. Toil came in with sin; therefore Christ, having made himself a curse for…
John 4:8 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 4:8
- John 6:5-7
When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
- Luke 9:13
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.
- John 4:39
And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
- John 4:5
Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
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Context
- John 4:7
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
- John 4:8
(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
- John 4:9
Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
John 4:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | (Porque sus discípulos habían ido á la ciudad á comprar de comer.) |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | (car ses disciples s’en étaient allés à la ville pour acheter des vivres). |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn seine Jünger waren weggegangen in die Stadt, um Speise zu kaufen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | (Discipuli enim ejus abierant in civitatem ut cibos emerent.) |