Joh 4:7-9 | TNotes | STEP | 4:7 Due to the heat, it was customary for the women to draw water in early morning or evening. However, this woman lived in isolation, separated from her community. Jesus was compassionate toward outcasts.

‏ John 4:7-9

4:7 ^a Due to the heat, it was customary for the women to draw water in early morning or evening. However, this woman lived in isolation, separated from her community. Jesus was compassionate toward outcasts.
4:9 ^b The woman was surprised because social taboos would keep a Jewish teacher like Jesus from speaking to her (4:18 ^c). However, Jesus did not let social taboos constrain him from giving her what she truly needed.