John 4:17

"Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”"

Key Reflection

In this exchange, Jesus invites the woman to confront the deeper realities of her life, moving beyond physical relationships to a spiritual one. By instructing her to bring her husband, he subtly challenges her to compare her current understanding with the truth found in God.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 17. I have no husband. This was said, evidently, to evade the subject. Perhaps she feared that if she came there with the man that she lived with, the truth might be exposed. It is not improbable that by this time she began to suspect that Jesus was a prophet. Hast well said. Hast said the truth. __________________________________________________________________

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