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Verse 34. _MY MEAT IS TO DO THE WILL OF HIM THAT SENT ME_] In these
words, our blessed Lord teaches a lesson of zeal and earnestness to
his apostles, and to all their successors in the Christian mini...
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MY MEAT ... - Jesus here explains what he said in John 4:32. His great
object - the great design of his life - was to do the will of God. He
came to that place weary and thirsty, and at the usual time...
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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 .)...
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THE RETURN OF THE DISCIPLES. The disciples return with the food they
have bought. They are surprised that Jesus is talking with a woman
(_cf. Pirke Aboth,_ i. 5, Prolong not discourse with a woman). T...
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MY MEAT IS TO DO THE WILL OF HIM THAT SENT ME, AND TO FINISH HIS WORK.
It must be borne in mind that "meat" in the Scripture, means not only
flesh, but any kind of food. The Savior then declares, in e...
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Meanwhile his disciples asked him: "Rabbi! Eat something! have food,
he said to them, "of which you do not know." "Surely, his disciples
kept saying to each other, "someone can't have given him someth...
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BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS (John 4:1-9)...
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MEAT. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Species), App-6, for all
kinds of food. Greek. _broma._ Not the same word as in John 4:33.
TO DO. in order to do. Emphasizing the object and end, not the a...
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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...
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_My meat is to do the will_, &c. Literally, _My food is_ THAT I MAY do
_the will of Him that sent Me and thus finish His work_. It is
Christ's aim and purpose that is His food. Comp. John 5:36; John 8...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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ἘΜῸΝ ΒΡ. ἘΣΤΙΝ ἽΝΑ. Ἐμόν is emphatic: _My food
is_ _THAT I MAY__ do the will of Him that sent Me and_ (_thus_)
PERFECT _His work_. Christ’s aim and purpose is His food. See on
John 1:8; ἵνα is no mere...
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VER 31. IN THE MEAN WHILE HIS DISCIPLES PRAYED HIM, SAYING, MASTER,
EAT. 32. BUT HE SAID TO THEM, I HAVE MEAT TO EAT THAT YOU KNOW NOT OF.
33. THEREFORE SAID THE DISCIPLES ONE TO ANOTHER, HAS ANY MAN...
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_THIS CAN BE THE CHRIST BECAUSE HE KNOWS ALL THINGS -- JOHN 4:27-38:_
Jesus knew all about this woman. He said to her, "Go, call thy
husband, and come hither." (John 4:16) Her response was, "I have no...
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DISCOURSE: 1620
CHRIST’S DILIGENCE IN SERVING GOD
John 4:34. _Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him
that sent me, and to finish his work_.
OUR blessed Lord, throughout his whole lif...
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IN THE MEAN WHILE HIS DISCIPLES PRAYED HIM,— While these things were
doing, the disciples set the meat which they had bought, before their
Master; but he regarded it not, though he then stood much in...
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FIELDS WHITE UNTO HARVEST
_Text 4:31-38_
31
In the meanwhile the disciples prayed him, saying, Rabbi, eat.
32
But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not.
33
The disciples theref...
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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...
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Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me,
and to finish his work.
JESUS SAITH UNTO THEM, MY MEAT, [ emon (G1700) brooma (G1033)]. Here,
again, the "My" is emphatic, in...
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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...
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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)....
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MY MEAT, etc.] Jesus meant that in the joy of seeking to save a sinful
soul His fatigue and hunger had vanished, and He no longer needed the
food which the disciples had brought....
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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...
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MY MEAT. — Better, _My food,_ as before (John 4:8).
TO DO THE WILL.... TO FINISH. — Better, _that I may do the will,...
that I may finish._ These verbs point out the end which He ever kept
in view. In...
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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...
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Jesus answers their question though not put to Him: Ἐμὸν
βρῶμα … τὸ ἔργον. Westcott thinks the telic use of
ἵνα can be discerned here; “the exact form of the expression
emphasises the _end_ and not th...
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THE REWARDS OF SERVICE
John 4:27-38
As soon as Jesus opens the living spring within our hearts, we abandon
our water pots. When we are saved, we must hasten with the tidings to
those with whom we ha...
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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...
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_My meat is to do the will of him that sent me. Such ought to be the
disposition of every one who, as a minister of Christ and his Church,
is to take care of souls. (Witham)_...
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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...
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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...
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“ _The disciples therefore said one to another: Has any one brought
him anything to eat?_ 34. _Jesus says unto them: My meat is to do the
will of my Father and to accomplish his work._ ”
Μήτις introdu...
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ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR.
XXI.
The following points in John 4:27-38 may be noticed:
1. The impression produced upon the mind of the woman was that which
came from the wonderful knowle...
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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...
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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...
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34._My food is to do the will of him who sent me. _He means not only
that he esteems it very highly, but that there is nothing in which he
takes greater delight, or in which he is more cheerfully or m...
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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;...
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JESUS SAITH UNTO THEM,.... His disciples:
MY MEAT IS TO DO THE WILL OF HIM THAT SENT ME. The Ethiopic version
reads, "of my Father that sent me", and who is undoubtedly intended.
Now as food is pleas...
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Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me,
and to finish his work.
Ver. 34. _My meat is to do the will_] Job, Job 23:12, preferred it
before his necessary food, that should...
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_In the mean while_ Before the people came; _his disciples prayed him,
saying, Master, eat_ They set the meat, which they had brought, before
him, and requested him to partake of it, knowing how much...
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As food to the hungry, and water to the thirsty, so is the doing of
the will of God to those who love him; and whether engaged in sowing
the spiritual seed of divine truth, or reaping the harvest, the...
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JESUS SAITH UNTO THEM, MY MEAT IS TO DO THE WILL OF HIM THAT SENT ME,
AND TO FINISH HIS WORK....
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The harvest in the kingdom of God:...
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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...
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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...
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Our Lord, without any reproof of them for their dulness in
understanding, and having compassion on their infirmity and ignorance,
tells them what he meant by his former words; telling them, that the
d...
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Tertullian Against Praxeas
and not the Father. He says, therefore," My meat is to do the will of
Him that sent me, and to finish His work; "[258]
Novation On the Jewish Meats
Hence, too, that sayin...
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John 4:34 Jesus G2424 said G3004 (G5719) them G846 My G1699 food G1033
is G2076 (G5748) to...
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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...
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‘Jesus says to them, “My meat is to do the will of him who sent me
and to accomplish his work. Do you not say, ‘there are yet four
months and then comes the harvest'? Look, I tell you, lift up your
ey...
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John 4:34. JESUS SAITH UNTO THEM, MY MEAT IF THAT I SHOULD DO THE WILL
OF HIM THAT SENT ME, AND ACCOMPLISH HIS WORK. This is the first of
many similar sayings in this Gospel (John 5:30; John 6:38;...
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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...
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TO DO THE WILL
(ινα ποιησω το θελημα). Non-final use of ινα and
the first aorist active subjunctive as subject or predicate nominative
as in John 6:29; John 15:8; John 17:3. The Messianic consciousn...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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MY FOOD. ["Meat" in old English meant "any kind of solid food."] Jesus
says that obeying God and doing his work is "food" to him!...
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_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.
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_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;...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:32 FOOD TO EAT. See Deuteronomy 8:3; Matthew
4:4;...
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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...
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_Jesus saith_, &c. Christ here tells the work of preaching, and man's
redemption, His, that is, His own special and sweetest food, because
by it, as by the greatest dainties, He was fed and delighted....
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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Acts 20:35; Hebrews 12:2; Isaiah 61:1; Job 23:12; John 17:4;...
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Meat [β ρ ω μ α]. A different word from that in ver. 32,
signifying what is eaten.
To do [ι ν α π ο ι ω]. Literally, in order that I do.
Emphasizing the end and not the process. Frequently so used in...
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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...
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My meat — That which satisfies the strongest appetite of my soul....