Joh 4:19 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for John 4:19-20: 4:19-20 The woman dodged Jesus’ moral probing and brought up the historical ethnic division between Jews and Samaritans. 4:19 a prophet: Jesus revealed knowledge about the woman (4:16-18 ) that was inaccessible to the average person (cp. 1:48 ). • As the woman’s understanding of Jesus unfolded, her names for him became increasingly well informed. Earlier she recognized him as a Jew (4:9 ) and called him sir (4:11 , 15 , 19 ). Later she thought he might be the Messiah (4:29 ). Finally, the people of the village recognized him as Savior of the world (4:42 ). Her growing understanding of Jesus’ identity is a testimony to John’s readers (see 20:31 ).

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‏ John 4:19

Summary for John 4:19-20: 4:19-20 ^a The woman dodged Jesus’ moral probing and brought up the historical ethnic division between Jews and Samaritans. 4:19 ^b a prophet: Jesus revealed knowledge about the woman (4:16-18 ^c) that was inaccessible to the average person (cp. 1:48 ^d).

• As the woman’s understanding of Jesus unfolded, her names for him became increasingly well informed. Earlier she recognized him as a Jew (4:9 ^e) and called him sir (4:11 ^f, 15 ^g, 19 ^h). Later she thought he might be the Messiah (4:29 ⁱ). Finally, the people of the village recognized him as Savior of the world (4:42 ^j). Her growing understanding of Jesus’ identity is a testimony to John’s readers (see 20:31 ^k).