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John 4:33

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does John 4:33 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The disciples therefore said one to another, Hath any man brought him [aught] to eat?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The disciples therefore said one to another, Hath any man brought him [aught] to eat?
John 4:33 — American Standard Version

Context — John 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
30They went out of the city, and were coming to him.
31In the mean while the disciples prayed him, saying, Rabbi, eat.
32But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not.
33The disciples therefore said one to another, Hath any man brought him [aught] to eat?
34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.
35Say not ye, There are yet four months, and [then] cometh the harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white already unto harvest.
36He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Therefore said the disciples one to another, etc.] Privately, among themselves, though in his hearing; at least he knew what they said by answer; hath any man; or anyone, any angel from heaven, or any of the inhabitants of the city, or any man or woman, or this woman they had found him talking with: brought him [ought] to eat? for they thought of nothing else but bodily food; just as when he cautioned them against the leaven of the Sadducees and Pharisees, they imagined he said it, because they had taken no bread; whereas he meant the doctrine of these persons: so dull of understanding spiritual things were the disciples themselves, that it is not so much to be wondered at that the Samaritan…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Hath any man brought him ... - This is one of the many instances in which the disciples were slow to understand the Saviour. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Mat 16:6-11; Luk 9:45 John 4:34”
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