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John 4:27-42

The Disciples Rejoin Jesus

[27] Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?”

[28] Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, [29] “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” [30] They came out of the town and made their way toward him.

[31] Meanwhile his disciples urged him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

[32] But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

[33] Then his disciples said to each other, “Could someone have brought him food?”

[34] “My food,”said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. [35] Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. [36] Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. [37] Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. [38] I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”

Many Samaritans Believe

[39] Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.” [40] So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. [41] And because of his words many more became believers.

[42] They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”

Notes Outline

1. The Disciples Response

   1. John 4:27

2. The Woman’s Response

   1. John 4:28-29

3. The Town’s Response

   1. John 4:30

4. The Disciple’s Response (Part 2)

   1. John 4:31-33

5. The Response of Jesus

   1. John 4:34-38

   2. Job 23:12

   3. Luke 15:10

   4. Colossians 4:5-6

6. The Town’s Response

   1. John 4:39-42

7. Our Response