John 4:17

17 The woman replied, "I don't have a husband." Jesus told her, "You're right when you say that you don't have a 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 told Jesus, "Sir, give me this water! Then I won't get thirsty or have to come here to get water."

16 Jesus told her, "Go to your husband, and bring him here."

17 The woman replied, "I don't have a husband." Jesus told her, "You're right when you say that you don't have a husband.

18 You've had five husbands, and the man you have now isn't your husband. You've told the truth."

19 The woman said to Jesus, "I see that you're a prophet!