João 4:32

32 Ele, porém, respondeu: Uma comida tenho para comer que vós não conheceis.

João 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.

João 4:32 In-Context

30 Saíram, pois, da cidade e vinham ter com ele.

31 Entrementes os seus discípulos lhe rogavam, dizendo: Rabi, come.

32 Ele, porém, respondeu: Uma comida tenho para comer que vós não conheceis.

33 Então os discípulos diziam uns aos outros: Acaso alguém lhe trouxe de comer?

34 Disse-lhes Jesus: A minha comida é fazer a vontade daquele que me enviou, e completar a sua obra.