Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. Never did our Lord utter Himself so nakedly to His own people the Jews. He had magnified them to the woman; but to themselves He was to the last far more reserved than to her-proving to them rather than plainly telling them that He was the Christ. But what would not have been safe among them was safe enough with her, whose simplicity and docility at this stage of the conversation appear from the sequel to have Become perfect. What now will the woman say? We listen, but all is over. The curtain has dropped. The scene has changed. A new party has arrived.