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The Samaritan woman therefore said to him, "How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
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A Radical Barrier Crossed
Commentators explain that the hostility between Jews and Samaritans was deep-seated and religiously charged. Some Jewish texts equated eating a Samaritan's bread with eating pork. For Jesus, a Jew, to ask a Samaritan woman for a drink from her cup was a shocking violation of powerful social and religious taboos, demonstrating his intent to break down human-made walls.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
No dealings with the Samaritans. For an account of the Samaritans, and of the differences between them and the Jews, see Barnes on Matthew…
The Samaritan woman (η γυνη η Σαμαρειτις). Different idiom from that in 7, "the woman the Samaritan." The Samaritans were a mixtur…
19th Century
Anglican
Woman of Samaria (twice).—Better, Samaritan woman. In both cases, the Greek has the adjective. It is the religious and na…
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Baptist
(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askes…
There was a trace of sarcasm in the woman’s reply, as if she meant, “We Samaritans are the dirt under your feet until you want something; then we a…
16th Century
Protestant
How do you, who are a Jew? This is a reproach, by which she throws back at him the contempt generally held by his nation. The Samaritans a…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then says the woman of Samaria unto him In a scoffing, jeering way,
how is it, that you being a J…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Having set forth the teaching of Christ on spiritual regeneration and shown that Christ had given this grace to the Jews, the Evangelist …
