John 4:32

32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about. ”

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 They went out of the town and were coming to him.

31 Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat. ”

32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about. ”

33 So the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat? ”

34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.