John 4:34 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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³⁴Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

John 4:34 —

Old words in this verse

meat: — food of any kind.

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 6:38
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
John 5:30
I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
Job 23:12
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
John 17:4
I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
John 19:30
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

Topics

Contingencies Decision Duty Heir Inheritance Jesus, the Christ Man Neighbor

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 27-42)

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’ coming. It is probable that much more was said than is recorded; but just when the discourse was brought to a head, when Christ had made himself known to her as the true Messiah, then came the disciples.…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 34)

31-38. meantime--that is, while the woman was away. Master, eat--Fatigue and thirst we saw He felt; here is revealed another of our common infirmities to which the Lord was subject--hunger.