“(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)”
His disciples had gone into the town to buy food — the disciples' absence allows for the private dialogue between Jesus and the woman, a literary device that permits extended discourse. The separation mirrors other Johannine scenes where Jesus encounters individuals while separated from the Twelve.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
0/2000
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!