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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. Hence he will always be contented. He who has grace in his heart is a happy man;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. If Christ gives you grace, it is eternal life that he gives you; it is not a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. The grace of God is a living thing, a springing and abiding thing, an everlasting thing, and he that hath it in his heart hath that which hath saved him for ever.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. Up till now she has not imbibed a single idea from Christ. The Lord has spoken to her in parables, but she has not seen through the thin veil, so she has missed his meaning. Now he fires another shot, and deals with her in another fashion.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. The woman had not even the faintest idea of the spiritual truth of which Christ had spoken to her. The fact is, conviction must come before conversion. No sinner is made alive till he is first killed. You cannot clothe him till he is naked. So now...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. Christ’s words were coming true. He said that, if she had known, she would have asked; and, then, in her poor groping way, she began to pray, hardly knowing what she was asking for. I advise you also to pray even before you quite understand your own...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. She had caught the Lord’s meaning so far as the perpetuity of the water was concerned, but still she did not know what the living water was. It was all a riddle to her, as I am afraid it is to some of you. There is many a Doctor of Divinity who...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. This was an ignorant prayer on the part of the woman; but it is one which I would commend to every enlightened soul: “Sir, give me this water.” Do you want a form of prayer? Here is one for you: “Sir,” Lord,—“give me this water.” The Lord is ready to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. It was needful to arouse this woman to a sense of her sinfulness. It was...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. And, as she said it, no doubt she tried to look as innocent as possible; but a guilty flush stole over her face despite her attempt to keep it back.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband and come hither. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. She...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus saith unto her, As she had apparently learned nothing by his instruction, he now tried another plan with her, and began to deal with her conscience.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: Praise people whenever you can. There was nothing good about this woman, but she had spoken the truth: “Thou hast well said, I have no husband.” Our Lord purposely laid the emphasis on the last word.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. The Lord Jesus knew all about her character, and here he touched the weakest point in it. His plainest teaching had so far missed the mark, for he had not reached her conscience; but he was about to do so.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: Always give people credit for what is well said. If you want to win them, you must mind that you are not rough with them, but admit what you can of the truth in their utterance: “Thou hast well said, I have no husband.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. You can imagine her astonishment — her blank amazement as the secret story of her life was thus repeated to her.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. The woman said unto him, Sir, I Perceive that thou art a prophet. It would have been better if she had perceived that she was a sinner. Perhaps she did perceive it, but scarcely liked yet to confess it openly, so she said, “I-perceive that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. What an exposure of the life she was living! Jesus laid bare what she and her companion in sin may have thought that no man knew: “He whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.”