Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
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Gill's Exposition
Verily, verily, I say unto you,.... This is truth, and may be depended upon, as coming from the "Amen", and faithful witness:
if a man keep my saying; or doctrine, receives the Gospel in the love of…
Barnes' Notes
Say we not well - Say we not truly. Thou art a Samaritan - This was a term of contempt and reproach. See the notes at Joh 4:9. It had the force of charging him with being a heretic or a schismatic,…
Adam Clarke
Thou art a Samaritan - This was the same, among them, as heretic, or schismatic, among us. This is the only time in which the Jews gave our Lord this title of reproach; and they probably grounded it…
Here is, I. The malice of hell breaking out in the base language which the unbelieving Jews gave to our Lord Jesus. Hitherto they had cavilled at his doctrine, and had made invidious remarks upon it;…
Cambridge Bible
Then answered the Jews The best MSS. omit the particle, which if it were genuine should be rendered -therefore," not -then:" The Jews answered. This denial of their national prerogative of being sons…
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