John 4:32

32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

John 4:32 in Other Translations

32 But he said unto them,I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

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

32 But Jesus replied, “I have a kind of food you know nothing about.”

32 He told them, "I have food to eat you know nothing about."

32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not.

32 Jesus told them, "I have food to eat that you don't know about."

32 But He said, "I have food to eat that you don't know about."

32 But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you know nothing 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 came out of the town and made their way toward him.

31 Meanwhile his disciples urged him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

33 Then his disciples said to each other, “Could someone have brought him food?”

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

Cross References

• 1. Job 23:12; Matthew 4:4; John 6:27