John 4:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said,I have no husband: ”

John 4:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I have no husband - This was said, evidently, to evade the subject. Perhaps she feared that if she came there with the man that she lived with, the truth might be exposed. It is not improbable th...
John 4:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

IV. 1- 42. Christ in Samaria. John 4:1-26 . Christ and the Samaritan Woman. The Lord (for the title cf. John 6:23 , John 11:2 ; John 20:20 ; John 21:7 , with certain parts of Lk., e.g. L...
John 4:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

well. Compare John 8:48 ; John 13:13 . Matthew 15:7 ; Mark 12:32 . Luke 20:39 .
John 4:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

17. I have not a husband. We do not yet fully perceive the fruit of this advice, by which Christ intended to pierce the heart of this woman, to lead her to repentance. And, indeed, we are so...
John 4:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
John 4:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast wel...
John 4:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Samaritan Woman 1-42. Christ in Samaria. The ministry in Samaria is recorded because it is the author's design to exhibit Christ as the Saviour, not only of Israel, but of the world ( John 4:4...
John 4:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I have no husband. — The stroke has left its mark. It lays bare to her own consciousness the past and present life, but she does not know that it is laid bare to His. The reply is no longer preface...
John 4:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 10 JESUS DECLARES HIMSELF. “The woman answered and said unto Him, I have no husband. Jesus saith unto her, Thou saidst well, I have no husband: for thou hast had five husbands; and he who...
John 4:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the True Worship of the Father of All John 4:15-26 What a train of memories our Lord's words evoked! A spasm of remorse seized the woman, as she remembered the grave within her heart where her...
John 4:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The words, "He must needs pass through Samaria" are arresting. The final explanation must be found in His dealing with the woman of Samaria. In itself, it is a radiant revelation of His method as He...
John 4:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And he must needs go through Samaria. (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. (6) Now Jacob's well was there....
John 4:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The woman answered and said, I have no husband ,.... Which was a truth she would not have spoke at another time and place, or to any of her neighbours; but Christ being a stranger, and no odium incu...
John 4:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: Ver. 17. I have no husband ] Lucretius ait, quasdam mulieres effugere unius viri toru...
John 4:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jesus saith, Go call thy husband What Christ had said to her concerning his grace and eternal life, he found had made little impression upon her, because she had not been convinced of sin; therefor...
John 4:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

A SAMARITAN WOMAN GIVEN THE WATER OF LIFE (vs.1-26) The Lord now leaves Judea because He knew the Pharisees' thoughts as to His baptizing more disciples than John. Not that the Lord Himself did t...
John 4:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ at the Well of Samaria. 4 And he must needs go through Samaria. 5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Syc...
John 4:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I have no husband; that is, none who is my lawful husband she denieth not that she had one whom she used and lived with as a husband, but that she had any legal husband, to whom she clave, and to n...
John 4:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Samaritan Woman ( John 4:4-42 ). In this story of the Samaritan woman in John 4:4-42 Jesus depicts Himself as the Gift of God Who can give men living water ( John 4:10 ), and can thus give m...
John 4:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 4:1-3 . These verses form an historical introductory note prefixed to and explaining our Lord’s ministry in Samaria. He left Judæa to avoid conflict with the P...
John 4:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

I have often read this chapter in your hearing, and you have often read it yourselves; but the Word of God is not like the grapes of an earthly vine, which when once trodden are exhausted. You may co...
John 4:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 4:1 . When therefore the Lord knew how the pharisees, chiefly priests, and many of them principal members of the council, had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John. Th...
John 4:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

When therefore the Lord knew The first visit to Samaria I. THE STORY ITSELF. 1. The memorable halt ( John 4:1-6 ). 2. The surprising request ( John 4:7-9 ). 3. The opened vista ( John...
John 4:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION John 4:1-43 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 re...
John 4:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A disconcerting request:
John 4:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Woman at the Well John 4:1-30 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we enter this remarkable story, we wish to suggest three distinct things concerning our Lord. 1. The Lord weary and worn. We read tha...
John 4:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thou hast well said — We may observe in all our Lord's discourses the utmost weightiness, and yet the utmost courtesy.

John 4:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

John 4:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John 4:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

John 4:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

John 4:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

John 4:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

John 4:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

John 4:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

John 4:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

John 4:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

John 4:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John 4:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John 4:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John 4:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

John 4:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 4:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

John 4:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

John 4:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

John 4:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

John 4:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

John 4:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 4:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 4:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

John 4:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

John 4:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

John 4:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

John 4:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes