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John 4:31 KJV
John · chapter 4 · verse 31
In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.John 4:31 · King James Version
John 4:31 in context
29Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
30Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
31In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
32But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
33Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- disciplesmathētēsa learner, pupil, discipleG3101 →
- prayederōtaōto question, to ask, to request, entreat, beg, beseechG2065 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- Masterrhabbimy great one, my honourable sir, Rabbi, a title used by the Jews to address their teachersG4461 →
- meanmetaxybetween, meanwhile, in the mean time, after, afterwardsG3342 →
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We have here the remainder of the story of what happened when Christ was in Samaria, after the long conference he had with the woman. I. The interruption given to this discourse by the disciples' coming. It is probable that much more was said than is recorded;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 27-42