John 4:17

17 "I have no husband," she replied. "You rightly say that you have no husband," said Jesus;

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 "Sir," said the woman, "give me that water, that I may never be thirsty, nor continually come all the way here to draw from the well."

16 "Go and call your husband," said Jesus; "and come back."

17 "I have no husband," she replied. "You rightly say that you have no husband," said Jesus;

18 "for you have had five husbands, and the man you have at present is not your husband. You have spoken the truth in saying that."

19 "Sir," replied the woman, "I see that you are a Prophet.