John the apostle wrote how Jesus met a “Samaritan woman” at a well located near a Samaritan city named Sychar. As they conversed the woman said, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and you say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus said unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour comes, when you shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. You worship you know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. The woman said unto him, I know that Messiah comes, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus said unto her, I that speak unto you am he”, and in chapter four and verse twenty-seven of his book, John shared how Jesus' disciples, “marveled that he talked with the woman” where we read:
And upon this came his disciples, and marveled that he talked with the woman:
yet no man said, What do you seek? or, Why are you talking with her?
The verse reads, “And upon this came his disciples, and marveled that he talked with the woman:” John began with the words, “And upon this came” or “and at Jesus' statement about Him being the Christ arose, appeared and arrived” “his disciples” which means “Jesus' students, pupils and attendants”, “and marveled” or “and wondered and admired” “that he talked with the woman” which means “that Jesus conversed, spoke and had conversation alongside the Samaritan woman”. John shared how Jesus' “disciples” came back from their seeking food and “wondered” why Jesus was talking with this “Samaritan woman”.
The verse continues, “yet no man said, What do you seek? or, Why are you talking with her?”. John added the words, “yet no man said” which means “howbeit and nevertheless not one person whether male or female uttered, declared, proclaimed or asked Jesus”, “What do you seek” or “what are you looking, demanding, striving for or thinking”? “or, Why are you talking with her” which means “or for what reason and cause are you, Jesus, conversing, speaking to or using words to articulate your mind or thoughts”? John shared how Jesus' “disciples” dared not to ask Him what He was thinking or for what reason He was speaking to the “Samaritan woman”.
When we consider John's words in this verse, we see how others perceived Jesus speaking to a “woman” they considered to be compromising. This “woman” was alone, in the middle of the day, from Samaria and had a bad reputation. Women were not as “highly regarded back then, and the fact that she appeared in the middle of the day alone probably meant she not only did not get along with the other women in the city who usually drew water in the morning, but she also previously had “five husbands”. Men did not speak with women “like this” in that day especially since she had the “reputation” of a “wandering” woman. However, Jesus reaches out to anyone, regardless of their origin, past or reputation because He came to “save” every person who will believe and trust in Him. Jesus died on the cross for this “Samaritan woman”, and He died on the cross for every person reading these words. Let all who consider the “barriers” Jesus crossed to speak with this “woman” and realize, He is in pursuit of every person regardless of their past or reputation.
Next time John shares how the Samaritan woman, “left her waterpot, and went her way into the city”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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