John 4:29

29 "Come with me, and meet a man who told me everything I've ever done. Could he be the Messiah?"

John 4:29 Meaning and Commentary

John 4:29

Come, see a man
An uncommon, an extraordinary man, a prophet, and, who himself says, he is the Messiah, who is now at Jacob's well; come, go along with me, and see him and converse with him, and judge for yourselves, who, and what he is: she does not say, "go and see"; for she proposed to go along with them herself, that she might have more conversation with him, and knowledge of him, and grace from him: so such that have tasted that the Lord is gracious, desire more grace from him, and communion with him.

Which told me all things that ever I did;
the more remarkable things that had been done by her in the whole series of her life and conversation; referring more especially to the account he had given her of her having had five husbands, and what the man was she now lived with; when no doubt, all the transactions of her life were laid before her, and she had, at once, a view of all her iniquities; when her sins stared her in the face, and her conscience was filled with guilt and remorse, and her soul with shame and confusion; and so it is when Christ, by his Spirit, convinces of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment:

is not this the Christ?
that was to come, has been promised and prophesied of, and we have expected, who is of quick understanding, and even God omniscient; surely this must be he, as he himself says he is.

John 4:29 In-Context

27 At that time his disciples returned. They were surprised that he was talking to a woman. But none of them asked him, "What do you want from her?" or "Why are you talking to her?"
28 Then the woman left her water jar and went back into the city. She told the people,
29 "Come with me, and meet a man who told me everything I've ever done. Could he be the Messiah?"
30 The people left the city and went to meet Jesus.
31 Meanwhile, the disciples were urging him, "Rabbi, have something to eat."
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