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Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 4:9

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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4:9 The woman was surprised because social taboos would keep a Jewish teacher like Jesus from speaking to her (4:18). However, Jesus did not let social taboos constrain him from giving her what she truly needed.
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