John Chapter 4 verse 19 Holy Bible
The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
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The woman said to him, Sir, I see that you are a prophet.
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The woman says to him, Sir, I see that thou art a prophet.
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The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
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The woman said to him, "Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.
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The woman saith to him, `Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 19. - Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. This meant more from a Samaritaness than from a Jewess. The Samaritans accepted the books of Moses, and did not adopt the teaching of the historical or prophetical books, on which the Jews had built up their exaggerated and carnal views of the Messiah and his kingdom. They were not anticipating a King, but a "Prophet like unto Moses." They placed the great Prophet above the King, as a peer of their legislature, and as superior to their rabbis and priests. The sense of standing in the presence of One who looked down into human hearts, justified her in putting the great case of her people and her own sins before him. Let him speak further. Peradventure he will set the relative claims of Zion and Gerizim at rest, so far as approach to the Holy One is concerned. More than ordinary candour was required to make the admission that a Jew might decide the agelong controversy.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) But who can it be who thus enters her mind and reads the pages of her memory as if it were a book? He must be as one of those of olden time of whom she has heard. The tone of reverence prevails again, "Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet."
