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 they went to find Jesus. 31While that was happening, the disciples said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, eat something.’ But he said to them, ‘I have food that I can eat. But you do not know about it.’ 33So the disciples asked each other, ‘Could someone have brought food to him?’ 34Jesus said to them, ‘My Father has sent me. I must do the things he wants me to do. I must finish the work that he has given to me to do. That is my food.

John 4:32 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• meatβρῶσιςbrōsis · eatingG1035
• to eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for John 4:32

• John 4:34Jesus said to them, ‘My Father has sent me. I must do the things he wants me to do. I must finish the work that he has given to me to do. That is my food.
• Job 23:12I have been careful to obey his commands. His words are more important to me than my food.
• Psalms 63:5You make me very happy, better than a feast of good food. I will sing happy songs to praise you.
• Psalms 119:103Your words are very good. They taste sweeter than honey in my mouth!
• Proverbs 18:20If you speak words that help people, they are like good food.
• Isaiah 53:11When God's servant sees the result of his pain, he will understand what he has done. And he will be happy. The Lord says, ‘My righteous servant will cause many people to be “not guilty”, because he will take the punishment for all their sins.
• Jeremiah 15:16As your words came to me, I took them into me like sweet food. I belong to you, Lord, God Almighty, so your words made me very happy.
• Acts 20:35In this way I have shown you how you should live. You should work well so that you may help sick or weak people. You should remember what Jesus himself said: “It may make you happy when you receive things. But it makes you more happy when you give things to someone.” ’
• Psalms 25:14The Lord is a guide for those who serve him. He teaches them to obey his covenant.
• Proverbs 14:10When you are upset, you yourself know how sad you are. No one else can know what you are feeling, sad or happy.
• Revelation 2:17God's Spirit is speaking to you in the churches. You should understand what the Spirit is saying to you. You have ears, so listen carefully! To everyone who wins against Satan I will give some of my special food called manna. I will also give each of them a white stone. I will write a new name on that stone. Nobody will know that name except the person 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