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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

Jesus saith unto her,.... Observing that she continued an ignorant scoffer at him, and his words, determined to take another method with her; and convince her, that he was not a common and ordinary person she was conversing with, as she took him to be; and also what a sinner she was, and what a vicious course of life she had lived; so that she might see that she stood in need of him, as the gift...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

It was, more than any thing else, the glory of the land of Israel, that it was Emmanuel's land (Isa. viii. 8), not only the place of his birth, but the scene of his preaching and miracles. This land in our Saviour's time was divided into three parts: Judea in the south, Galilee in the north, and Samaria lying between them. Now, in this chapter, we have Christ in each of these three parts of that...

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 no use putting on plasters where there was no...

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. Something had come home to her conscience through what...

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 perceived that there was something about him which...

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.