Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 4:33

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 4:33 - 4:33

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 4:33 - 4:33

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33. πρὸς ἀλλ. Comp. Joh 4:27, Joh 16:17. They refrain from pressing Him with their difficulty.

ἤνεγκεν. Emphatic: ‘Surely no one hath brought Him anything to eat.’ This would be specially unlikely among Samaritans. Another instance of dulness as to spiritual meaning. In Joh 2:20 it was the Jews; in Joh 3:4 Nicodemus; in Joh 4:11 the Samaritan woman; and now the disciples. ‘What wonder that the woman did not understand the water? The disciples do not understand the food!’ (Augustine). Comp. Joh 11:12, Joh 14:5. These candid reports of what tells against the disciples add to the trust which we place in the narratives of the Evangelists.