Commentary Critical and Explanatory
John 4:41
And many more believed because of his own word;
No JFB commentary on this verse.
And many more believed because of his own word;
No JFB commentary on this verse.
AND MANY OF THE SAMARITANS OF THAT CITY BELIEVED ON HIM, ... - There is seldom an instance of so remarkable success as this. From a single conversation, in circumstances, in a place, and with an indiv...
CHAPTER 4 _ 1. He Must Needs Pass Through Samaria. (John 4:1 .)_ 2. At Sychar's Well; Jesus and the Samaritan Woman. (John 4:6 .) 3. The Woman's Witness and the Believing Samaritans. (John 4:27 .)...
THE WITNESS OF THE SAMARITANS AND THE RETURN TO GALILEE. The author records the effect of personal contact with Jesus on the men who come from the city. The expression, Saviour of the World, must come...
MANY MORE BELIEVED BECAUSE OF HIS OWN WORD. They saw and heard for themselves. He worked no miracles, but he poured the waters of life with the result that they recognized in him. divine teacher. He...
Many of the Samaritans from that city believed on him, because of the woman's story, for she testified: "He told me all things that I have done." So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to...
BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS (John 4:1-9)...
BELIEVED. App-150. BECAUSE OF. Greek _dia._ App-104.John 4:2. word. Greek. _logos._ See note on Mark 9:32....
Doubt has been thrown on this narrative in three different ways. (1) On _a priori_grounds. How could the Samaritans, who rejected the prophetical books, and were such bitter enemies of the Jews, be ex...
John 2:13 TO JOHN 11:57. The Work We here enter on the second portion of the first main division of the Gospel, thus subdivided: The Work (1) among _Jews_, (2) among _Samaritans_, (3) among _Galilean...
5–42. Doubt has been thrown on this narrative in four different ways. (1) On a _priori_ grounds. How could the Samaritans, who rejected the prophetical books, and were such bitter enemies of the Jews,...
THE WORK AMONG SAMARITANS The whole section is peculiar to S. John, and is evidently the narrative of an eyewitness: of the Synoptists S. Luke alone, the writer of ‘the Universal Gospel,’ mentions any...
VER 39. AND MANY OF THE SAMARITANS OF THAT CITY BELIEVED ON HIM FOR THE SAYING OF THE WOMAN, WHICH TESTIFIED, HE TOLD ME ALL THAT EVER I DID. 40. SO WHEN THE SAMARITANS WERE COME TO HIM, THEY BESOUGHT...
_THIS CAN BE THE CHRIST BECAUSE HIS WORDS ARE BELIEVABLE: JOHN 4:39-45:_ There was within that sinful woman a spark of goodness waiting to be kindled by Jesus. When this woman became a believer in Jes...
ΤΌΝ ΛΌΓΟΝ ΑΎΤΟΎ "Его слово". Это дальнейшее развитие темы, начавшейся со слов женщины в ст. 39. Их вера была основана не на рассказе из вторых рук, а на личной встрече....
DISCOURSE: 1622 CONVERSION OF THE SAMARITANS John 4:41. _And many more believed because of his own word; and said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ours...
AND MANY MORE BELIEVED— This was the more extraordinary, as they not only had a natural prejudice against him asa Jew; but, living near mount Gerizim, had a particular interest in maintaining the usua...
REAPING THE HARVEST _Text 4:39-42_ 39 And from that city many of the Samaritans believed on him because of the word of the woman, who testified, He told me all things that ever I did. 40 So when...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 4:31-42 We begin with the usual Analysis of the passage which is to be before us. In it we see:— "In the meanwhile His disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat...
19 The ancient controversy between Jerusalem and Samaria was most bitter in connection with the proper place of worship. Of course Jerusalem was right and Samaria was wrong, for God had chosen the cit...
THE SAMARITAN WOMAN 1-42. Christ in Samaria. The ministry in Samaria is recorded because it is the author's design to exhibit Christ as the Saviour, not only of Israel, but of the world (John 4:42)....
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 4 JESUS TALKS TO A WOMAN IN *SAMARIA 4:1-26 V1 The *Pharisees heard that Jesus was *baptising more people than John the...
AND MANY MORE BELIEVED. — The veil is left upon those two days, as upon so many days in the life of Christ. We know how much was said at the well in a few minutes, and that many believed on Him in a f...
CHAPTER 11 THE SECOND SIGN IN GALILEE. “In the mean while the disciples prayed Him, saying, Rabbi, eat. But He said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not. The disciples therefore said one to...
The result was that πολλῷ πλείους, a far larger number than had believed owing to the woman's report now believed διὰ τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ, on account of what they heard from Jesus Himself. This is a faith...
John 4:39-42 briefly sum up the results of the Lord's visit....
THE GROWTH OF FAITH John 4:39-45 There are many ways of coming to know Christ. In some cases He comes to us, as to the woman by the well, and reveals Himself in a direct and illuminating manner, so t...
The words, "He must needs pass through Samaria" are arresting. The final explanation must be found in His dealing with the woman of Samaria. In itself, it is a radiant revelation of His method as He l...
CHAPTER 10 JESUS PREACHES TO THE SAMARITAN WOMAN John 4:1-41. _“When our Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John (indeed, Jesus himself did not...
SECOND SECTION: 4:1-42. JESUS IN SAMARIA. The first phase of the public ministry of Jesus is ended. Unbelief on the part of the masses, faith on the part of a few, public attention greatly aroused, su...
“ _Now many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him because of the word of the woman who testified: He told me all things that I have done._ 40. _When, therefore, the Samaritans came unto him,...
VV. 41 marks a two-fold advance, one in the number of believers, the other in the nature of their faith. This latter advance is expressed in the words: _Because of His word_, contrasted with the words...
And he must needs go through Samaria. (5) Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. (6) Now Jacob's well was there. J...
The opening verses (John 1:1-18) introduce the most glorious subject which God Himself ever gave in employing the pen of man; not only the most glorious in point of theme, but in the profoundest point...
41._And many more believed. _From what followed it is evident that Christ’s compliance with their wish was highly proper; for we see how much fruit was reaped from the _two days _which he granted to t...
And now Jesus, being driven away by the jealousy of the Jews, begins His ministry outside that people, while still acknowledging their true position in the dealings of God. He goes away into Galilee;...
AND MANY MORE BELIEVED,.... The Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions add, "on him": when he was come into the city, and had preached to the inhabitants in general, a larger multitude than befo...
And many more believed because of his own word; Ver. 41. _Because of his own word_] This is it alone that is the foundation of faith, and converts the soul, Psalms 19:7. That of good wives winning th...
_And many more believed_ “This was the more extraordinary, as they not only had a national prejudice against him as a Jew, but, living near mount Gerizim, had a particular interest in maintaining the...
MANY MORE BELIEVED; this was the beginning of the harvest of which Jesus had spoken....
Faith as personal conviction:...
AND MANY MORE BELIEVED BECAUSE OF HIS OWN WORD;...
A SAMARITAN WOMAN GIVEN THE WATER OF LIFE (vs.1-26) The Lord now leaves Judea because He knew the Pharisees' thoughts as to His baptizing more disciples than John. Not that the Lord Himself did the...
27-42 The disciples wondered that Christ talked thus with a Samaritan. Yet they knew it was for some good reason, and for some good end. Thus when particular difficulties occur in the word and provid...
Believing seemeth here to be taken in a different sense from what it was taken in 1 THESSALONIANS 4:39, from what followeth, 1 THESSALONIANS 4:42. There it seemeth only to signify a lower degree of as...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV them, two days, "believed because of His words, and said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying, for we ourselves have heard [Him], and know that th...
John 4:41 And G2532 many G4183 more G4119 believed G4100 (G5656) because G1223 own G846 word G3056 many -...
‘And many more believed because of his word, and they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of your words, but because we have heard for ourselves and know that this is indeed the Saviour of...
THE SAMARITAN WOMAN (JOHN 4:4). In this story of the Samaritan woman in John 4:4 Jesus depicts Himself as the Gift of God Who can give men living water (John 4:10), and can thus give men a spring of w...
John 4:41-42. AND MANY MORE BELIEVED BECAUSE OF HIS WORD; AND THEY SAID UNTO THE WOMAN, NO LONGER BECAUSE OF THY SPEAKING DO WE BELIEVE: FOR WE HAVE HEARD FOR OURSELVES, AND WE KNOW THAT THIS IS INDEE...
The general object aimed at in the relation of the story of Nicodemus in chap. 3 is pursued in the account given us in this section of the interview of Jesus, first with the Samaritan woman, and then...
MANY MORE (πολλω πλειους). "More by much" (instrumental case πολλω) in comparison with just "many" (πολλο) of verse John 4:39. Jesus was reaping more rapidly than the woman did. But all were rejoic...
John 4:1. _When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples), he left Judaea, and d...
John 4:1. When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples), He left Judaea, and de...
CONTENTS: Jesus and the Samaritan woman. The indwelling Spirit. The nobleman's son healed. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, John the Baptist, Pharisees, Jacob, Joseph, woman of Samaria, her husband, n...
John 4:1. _When therefore the Lord knew how the pharisees,_ chiefly priests, and many of them principal members of the council, _had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John._ The p...
MANY MORE BELIEVED BECAUSE OF HIS MESSAGE. They saw and heard for themselves this unique prophet....
_Many more believed, because of His word, and said … This is indeed the Christ._ CHRISTIANITY ADAPTED TO MAN’S MORAL CONSTITUTION The counterpart of this narrative at a missionary station may easily...
_When therefore the Lord knew_ THE FIRST VISIT TO SAMARIA I. THE STORY ITSELF. 1. The memorable halt (John 4:1). 2. The surprising request (John 4:7). 3. The opened vista (John 4:10). 4.
_And upon this_ SOWING AND REAPING I. WITH A SOLITARY PUPIL. 1. Face-to-face work (John 4:27, John 1:42, John 21:16; Acts 3:4;...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:41 SAVIOR OF THE WORLD. The Samaritans’ response to Jesus marks the first indication of the universal scope of his saving mission (compare John 10:16;...
1-54 CHAPTER 4 _When therefore Jesus knew_, &c.... _than John_, that is, than John _had_ made and baptized, says S. Augustine (lib. 2 _, de cons. Evang., c._ 18), for John was now in prison. For thes...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 4:27. MARVELLED.—The disciples evidently thought that Jesus would conduct Himself outwardly as did the Jewish rabbis. Those teachers said: “Do not prolong conver...
EXPOSITION JOHN 4:1 7. _The ministry and revelation of the Lord to those beyond the strict compass of the theocracy. _This passage describes an incident of consummate interest, and records a specime...
Now when the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (though Jesus himself baptized none, but his disciples,) (John 4:1) Now this can mean one of t...
1 Corinthians 2:4; 1 Corinthians 2:5; Acts 1:8; Acts 15:3; Acts 8:12;...
Many more [π ο λ λ ω π λ ε ι]. Literally, more by much; i e., far more, with reference to the simple polloi, many, in ver. 39....
MISSIONS IN THE GOSPELS John 4:28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The fourth chapter of John contains one of the most marvelous stories of the Word of God. It is beyond doubt a revelation of the heart of God to...