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

30The people left the city and went to meet Jesus. 31Meanwhile, the disciples were urging him, “Rabbi, have something to eat.” Jesus told them, “I have food to eat that you don’t know about.” 33The disciples asked each other, “Did someone bring him something to eat?” 34Jesus told them, “My food is to do what the one who sent me wants me to do and to finish the work he has given me.

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 told them, “My food is to do what the one who sent me wants me to do and to finish the work he has given me.
• Job 23:12I have not left his commands behind. I have treasured his words in my heart.
• Psalms 63:5You satisfy my soul with the richest foods. My mouth will sing ⌞your⌟ praise with joyful lips.
• Psalms 119:103How sweet the taste of your promise is! It tastes sweeter than honey.
• Proverbs 18:20A person’s speaking ability provides for his stomach. His talking provides him a living.
• Isaiah 53:11He will see and be satisfied because of his suffering. My righteous servant will acquit many people because of what he has learned ⌞through suffering⌟. He will carry their sins as a burden.
• Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found, and I devoured them. Your words are my joy and my heart’s delight, because I am called by your name, O Lord God of Armies.
• Acts 20:35I have given you an example that by working hard like this we should help the weak. We should remember the words that the Lord Jesus said, ‘Giving gifts is more satisfying than receiving them.’ ”
• Psalms 25:14The Lord advises those who fear him. He reveals to them the intent of his promise.
• Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger can share its joy.
• Revelation 2:17Let the person who has ears listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give some of the hidden manna to everyone who wins the victory. I will also give each person a white stone with a new name written on it, a name that is known only to 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