Juan 4:11

11 La mujer le dice: Señor, no tienes con qué sacarla, y el pozo es hondo; ¿de dónde, pues, tienes el agua viva?

Juan 4:11 Meaning and Commentary

John 4:11

The woman saith unto him, Sir
Which was an usual, way in those countries, of addressing men, and especially strangers; and expresses no uncommon respect to Christ, of whose dignity and greatness she was, entirely ignorant; and at whom she was now scoffing; for so the following words are to be understood:

thou hast nothing to draw with;
no pail, or bucket, or rope, to let it down with, as Nonnus adds; for it seems, there was no bucket, or vessel, fastened at the well for the common use, but everyone brought one with them, when they came to draw: though it is strange there was not one; since, according to common usage, and even of the Jews ^F21,

``a public well had, (lwq) , "a bucket", or pitcher; but a private well had no bucket:''

and the well is deep;
that which is now called Jacob's well, is by some said to be forty cubits deep, and by others thirty five yards:

from whence then hast thou that living water?
this she said in a sneering, scoffing manner: she reasoned with him, either that he must have it out of this well; but that could not be, since he had no vessel to draw with, and the well was so deep, that he could not come at the water without one; or he must have it from some neighbouring spring; upon which she scoffs at him in the following manner.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 T. Hieros. Erubin, fol. 20. 2.

Juan 4:11 In-Context

9 Y la mujer samaritana le dice: ¿Cómo tú, siendo judío, me pides a mí de beber, que soy mujer samaritana? Porque los judíos no se tratan con los samaritanos.

10 Respondió Jesús y le dijo: Si conocieses el don de Dios, y quién es el que te dice: Dame de beber; tú pedirías de él, y él te daría agua viva.

11 La mujer le dice: Señor, no tienes con qué sacarla, y el pozo es hondo; ¿de dónde, pues, tienes el agua viva?

12 ¿Eres tú mayor que nuestro padre Jacob, que nos dio este pozo, del cual él bebió, y sus hijos, y sus ganados?

13 Respondió Jesús y le dijo: Cualquiera que bebiere de esta agua, volverá a tener sed;