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And now is (κα νυν εστιν). See this same phrase in 5:25. This item could not be added in verse 21 for local worship was not abolis…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
But the hour cometh, and now is. The old dispensation is about to pass away, and the new one to commence. Already there is so muc…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
But the hour comes.—It is better, as in John 4:21, but there comes an hour. He adds to this thought, what He could not ad…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, be…
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
St. John Chrysostom: The woman is not offended by Christ’s rebuke. She does not leave Him and go away. Far from it, her admira…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Jesus avoided the argument by elevating the issue above mere location. He made no concessions and intimated that the Samaritans’ worship was confus…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
But the hour comes. Now follows the latter clause, about repealing the worship, or ceremonies, prescribed by the Law. When He says that
John Gill
JohnGill
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers ,
&c.] The worshippers of the true God, and who worship i…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
There was great hatred between the Samaritans and the Jews. Christ's road from Judea to Galilee lay through Samaria. We should not go into places o…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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At Jesus answered and said to her, the Evangelist gives us Christ’s spiritual teaching.
First, he gives the teaching itse…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson