John 4:32

32 "I have food to eat," He replied, "of which you do not know."

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 left the town and set out to go to Him.

31 Meanwhile the disciples were urging Jesus. "Rabbi," they said, "eat something."

32 "I have food to eat," He replied, "of which you do not know."

33 So the disciples began questioning one another. "Can it be," they said, "that some one has brought Him something to eat?"

34 "My food," said Jesus, "is to be obedient to Him who sent me, and fully to accomplish His work.