John 4:17

17 The woman answered, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right to say you have no husband.

John 4:17 Meaning and Commentary

John 4:17

The woman answered and said, I have no husband
Which was a truth she would not have spoke at another time and place, or to any of her neighbours; but Christ being a stranger, and no odium incurring upon her by it; and this serving a purpose to excuse her going to call him, she declares the truth of the matter:

Jesus said unto her, thou hast well said, I have no husband;
this is the truth, it is really fact, and is the true state of the case, between thee and him, who goes for thy husband.

John 4:17 In-Context

15 The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water so I will never be thirsty again and will not have to come back here to get more water."

16 Jesus told her, "Go get your husband and come back here."

17 The woman answered, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right to say you have no husband.

18 Really you have had five husbands, and the man you live with now is not your husband. You told the truth."

19 The woman said, "Sir, I can see that you are a prophet.