John 4:32

John 4:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
• New International Version (NIV)But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you do not know about."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But He said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.”

Context of John 4:32

30So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus. 31Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.” But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” 33So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?” 34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

John 4:32 word by word

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ἐγὼ βρῶσιν ἔχω φαγεῖν ἣν ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε.Read the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• He toldεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• foodβρῶσιςbrōsis · eatingG1035
• to eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• youσύsu · youG4771
• knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• nothingοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for John 4:32

• John 4:34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
• Job 23:12I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
• Psalms 63:5My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
• Psalms 119:103How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
• Proverbs 18:20From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.
• Isaiah 53:11After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
• Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
• Acts 20:35In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
• Psalms 25:14The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
• Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
• Revelation 2:17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.

Commentaries on John 4:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32I have meat to eat that ye know not of - Our blessed Lord seizes every opportunity to raise the minds of his apostles to heavenly things, through the medium of earthly matters. Nor does he force these things into such service. Properly understood, earthly substances are the types, representatives, and shadows of heavenly things.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32I have meat to eat - See John 4:34.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. 32-34While Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman, the disciples had gone to buy food (4:8). When they returned, they urged Jesus to eat. Jesus spoke with symbolic language, but they did not understand him (4:33). Later, when the disciples received the Holy Spirit, they understood what he meant (2:22). Jesus sustained himself spiritually by doing what his Father told him to do (see 5:30; 6:38; 7:18; 8:50; 9:4; 10:37–38; 12:49–50).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3831-38. meantime--that is, while the woman was away. Master, eat--Fatigue and thirst we saw He felt; here is revealed another of our common infirmities to which the Lord was subject--hunger.Read the comment

Topics related to John 4:32

• Apostles
• Converts
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Obedience
• Samaria
• Shechem

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