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Johannes 4:26

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Johannes 4:26 Meaning and Commentary

John 4:26

Jesus saith unto her
Upon her making mention of the Messiah, of his coming, and of his work, he took the opportunity of making himself known unto her:

I that speak unto thee am [he];
the Messiah; see ( Isaiah 52:6 ) . This is a wonderful instance of the grace of Christ to this woman, that he should make himself known in so clear and plain a manner, to so mean a person, and so infamous a creature as she had been: we never find that he ever made so clear a discovery of himself, in such express terms, to any, as to her, unless it were to his immediate disciples; and these he would sometimes charge not to tell who he was.

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Johannes 4:26 In-Context

24 Gott ist Geist, und die ihn anbeten, die müssen ihn im Geist und in der Wahrheit anbeten.
25 Spricht das Weib zu ihm: Ich weiß, daß der Messias kommt, der da Christus heißt. Wenn derselbe kommen wird, so wird er's uns alles verkündigen.
26 Jesus spricht zu ihr: Ich bin's, der mit dir redet.
27 Und über dem kamen seine Jünger, und es nahm sie wunder, daß er mit dem Weib redete. Doch sprach niemand: Was fragst du? oder: Was redest du mit ihr?
28 Da ließ das Weib ihren Krug stehen und ging hin in die Stadt und spricht zu den Leuten:
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