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 began coming to him. 31Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, “Rabbi, eat something.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” 33So the disciples began to say to one another, “No one brought him anything to eat, did they?” 34Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.

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 food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.
• Job 23:12I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.
• Psalms 63:5As if with choice meat you satisfy my soul. My mouth joyfully praises you,
• Psalms 119:103Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!
• Proverbs 18:20From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach is satisfied, with the product of his lips is he satisfied.
• Isaiah 53:11Having suffered, he will reflect on his work, he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done. “My servant will acquit many, for he carried their sins.
• Jeremiah 15:16As your words came to me I drank them in, and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you.
• Acts 20:35By all these things, I have shown you that by working in this way we must help the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
• Psalms 25:14The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.
• Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.
• Revelation 2:17The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give him some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name that no one can understand except 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