John 4:28 BSB — MannaFest

John 4:28

Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,

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ASV

So the woman left her waterpot, and went away into the city, and saith to the people,

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 2 (444)

The woman now shows herself superior to and above the cares of the body, who two or three days ago was the wife of many, and she who ofttimes was easily taken captive by vain pleasures, now overreaches the flesh of its necessary want, disregarding alike thirst and drink, and is re-wrought unto another habit through faith. Forthwith doth she, exercising love the fairest of all virtues, and neighbourly-affection, diligently proclaiming to others also the good which appeared to her, hasten quickly into the city.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Left her waterpot - She was so penetrated with the great truths which Jesus had announced that she forgot her errand to the well, and returned to the city without the water for which she came out!

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1678: “The Samaritan Woman and Her Mission” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1882)

Behold our Lord and Master with divinely skillful art seeking after a single soul! We must have large Congregations or we are disinclined for soul-winning. The habit of the age is to do nothing but what is ostentatious—every work must be with beat of drum or sound of tambourine! I pray that the Lord may work in us the steadfast desire to do good on the quiet, by stealth, when no one looks on, when not a single disciple is near.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἀφῆκεν	Aphēken	Left	G863 →
οὖν	oun	then	G3767 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ὑδρίαν	hudrian	water pot	G5201 →
αὐτῆς	autēs	of her	G846 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
γυνὴ	gunē	woman	G1135 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀπῆλθεν	apēlthen	went away	G565 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
πόλιν	polin	city	G4172 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
λέγει	legei	says	G3004 →
τοῖς	tois	to the	G3588 →
ἀνθρώποις·	anthrōpois	men;	G444 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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Matthew 28:8
So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.
leads to
- Psalms 2:11
  Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
- Mark 16:8
  So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.
- Luke 24:36–41
  While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
- John 16:20
  Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
- John 20:20–21
  After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Through
John 4:7
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
leads to
- Matthew 10:42
  And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
- 1 Kings 17:10
  So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in…
Through
Luke 24:9
And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.
leads to
- Matthew 28:7–8
  Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About John