João 4:17

17 Respondeu a mulher: Não tenho marido. Disse-lhe Jesus: Disseste bem: Não tenho marido;

João 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.

João 4:17 In-Context

15 Disse-lhe a mulher: Senhor, dá-me dessa água, para que não mais tenha sede, nem venha aqui tirá-la.
16 Disse-lhe Jesus: Vai, chama o teu marido e vem cá.
17 Respondeu a mulher: Não tenho marido. Disse-lhe Jesus: Disseste bem: Não tenho marido;
18 porque cinco maridos tiveste, e o que agora tens não é teu marido; isso disseste com verdade.
19 Disse-lhe a mulher: Senhor, vejo que és profeta.
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