John 4:17

17 The woman answered him, “I have no husband. ” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’;

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 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water. ”

16 Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here. ”

17 The woman answered him, “I have no husband. ” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’;

18 for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true. ”

19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.