Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary John 4:18

"for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: this hast thou said truly." — John 4:18 (ASV)

Jesus shocked the woman when he lifted the curtain on her past life. The conversation had passed from the small-talk stage to the personal. Her evil deeds were being exposed by the light, but was she willing to acknowledge the truth?