John 4:30

John 4:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
• New International Version (NIV)They came out of the town and made their way toward him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They went out of the town and were coming to him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they went out of the city and came to Him.

Context of John 4:30

28So the woman left her waterpot, and went away into the city, and saith to the people, 29Come, see a man, who told me all things that ever I did: can this be the Christ? They went out of the city, and were coming to him. 31In the mean while the disciples prayed him, saying, Rabbi, eat. 32But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not.

John 4:30 word by word

ἐξῆλθον ἐκ τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἤρχοντο πρὸς αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear

• wentἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• comingἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for John 4:30

• Isaiah 60:8Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
• Matthew 2:1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
• Matthew 8:11And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
• Matthew 11:20Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.
• Matthew 12:40for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
• Matthew 20:16So the last shall be first, and the first last.
• Luke 17:16and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
• Acts 8:5And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.
• Acts 10:33Forthwith therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear all things that have been commanded thee of the Lord.
• Acts 13:42And as they went out, they besought that these words might be spoken to them the next sabbath.
• Acts 28:28Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles: they will also hear.
• Romans 5:20And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:

Commentaries on John 4:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30They went out of the city - Such effect had the simple testimony of the woman on their minds. And came unto him - Or, Were coming to him; for they did not reach him immediately; all that discourse between him and his disciples, mentioned John 4:31-39, inclusive, having taken place before the people of Sychar got to the well. See John 4:40.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30They went out of the city - The men of the city left it and went to Jesus, to hear and examine for themselves.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-42Verses 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 providence of God, it is good to satisfy ourselves that all is well that Jesus Christ says and does. Two things affected the woman. The extent of his knowledge. Christ knows all the thoughts, words, and actions, of all the children of men. And the power of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-30The woman was not fully certain about who Jesus was (4:29). She asked the people of her village, “Could this be the Christ?” Her words show that she was still thinking and learning. Even so, she ran back to the village and told others about him. She invited them to come and see for themselves. Telling others about Jesus is a sign of discipleship. Earlier in this Gospel, others also invited people to “come and see”(see 1:39, 46).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3028-30. left her water-pot--How exquisitely natural! The presence of strangers made her feel that it was time for her to withdraw, and He who knew what was in her heart, and what she was going to the city to do, let her go without exchanging a word with her in the hearing of others. Their interview was too sacred, and the effect on the woman too overpowering (not to speak of His own deep emotion) to allow of its being continued. But this one artless…Read the comment

Topics related to John 4:30

• Converts
• Jacob
• Jesus, the Christ
• Samaria
• Shechem
• Testimony

In the dictionaries

• Dealing
• Ere
• God
• Hear
• Live
• Meat
• Messiah
• Samaritans
• Spirit
• Truth

Commentaries on John 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings