John 4:29

“Come, see a man, etc.] 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…”

“is not this the Christ--The form of the question (in the Greek) is a distant, modest way of only half insinuating what it seemed hardly fitting for her to affirm; nor does she refer to what He said of Himself, but solely to His disclosure to her of the particulars of her own life.”

“Is not this the Christ? - Though she probably believed it, yet she proposed it modestly, lest she should appear to dictate in a case which was so important, and which demanded so much attention. The evidence on which she was satisfied that he was the Messiah was that he had told her all things that she had done - perhaps much more than is here recorded. The question which she submitted to them was whether this was not satisfactory proof that he was the Messiah. return to 'Top of Page'”

“A man who told me all things that ever I did - Our Lord had told her but a few things. But his words awakened her conscience, which soon told her all the rest. Is not this the Christ? - She does not doubt of it herself, but incites them to make the inquiry. John 4:31”

“Joh 4:17, Joh 4:18, Joh 4:25, Joh 1:41-49; Co1 14:24, Co1 14:25; Rev 22:17 John 4:30”