John 4:32

32 But He said unto them, "I have meat to eat that ye know not of."

John 4:32 Meaning and Commentary

John 4:32

But he said unto them
That is, "Jesus", as the Persic, or the Lord Jesus, as the Ethiopic versions express it:

I have meat to eat that ye know not of:
meaning the conversion of the Samaritan woman, and of other Samaritans, who were flocking in great numbers to him, which he knew, though his disciples did not; and the harvest of souls he had a prospect of, see ( John 4:35 ) , was as meat unto him, delightful and refreshing; and his mind and thoughts were so taken up with these things, that he had no inclination to any corporeal food.

John 4:32 In-Context

30 Then they went out of the city and came unto Him.

31 Meanwhile His disciples entreated Him, saying, "Master, eat."

32 But He said unto them, "I have meat to eat that ye know not of."

33 Therefore the disciples said one to another, "Hath any man brought Him aught to eat?"

34 Jesus said unto them, "My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me, and to finish His work.