John 4:28-30 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

The woman then Seeing other company coming up to interrupt the discourse, immediately left her water-pot Or pail, behind her, forgetting smaller things, while her thoughts were engrossed with matters of the greatest importance; and went her way with all haste into the city Where she published the news in the streets, and said to all she met with, Come, see a man which told me all things that ever I did Even the most secret circumstances of my past life. Our Lord had told her but a few things, but his words awakened her conscience, which soon told her all the rest. Is not this the Christ? She does not doubt of it herself, but speaks thus to excite them to make the inquiry. Then they went out of the city, &c. The Samaritans, struck both with wonder and curiosity, did not delay, but accompanied her instantly, wishing, no doubt, that her news might prove true.

John 4:28-30

28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,

29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.