And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
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Gill's Exposition
And upon this came his disciples,.... Just as he was saying the above words, and making himself known in this full manner, his disciples, who had been into the city to buy food, came up to them:
and…
Barnes' Notes
Upon this - At this time. Marvelled - Wondered. They wondered because the Jews had no contact with the Samaritans, and they were surprised that Jesus was engaged with her in conversation. Yet no man…
Adam Clarke
Came his disciples - From the town, whither they went to buy food, Joh 4:8.
Marveled that he talked with the woman - Because it was contrary to the custom of the eastern countries; and there are many…
We have here the remainder of the story of what happened when Christ was in Samaria, after the long conference he had with the woman.
I. The interruption given to this discourse by the disciples'…
Cambridge Bible
talked with the woman Rather, was talking with a woman, contrary to the precepts of the Rabbis. -Let no one talk with a woman in the street, no not with his own wife." The woman's being a Samaritan…