SEV Biblia, Chapter 4:30
Entonces salieron de la ciudad, y vinieron a l.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 4:30
Verse 30. They went out of the city] Such effect had the simple testimony of the woman on their minds. And came unto him.] Or, Were coming to him; for they did not reach him immediately; all that discourse between him and his disciples, mentioned ver. 31-39, inclusive, having taken place before the people of Sychar got to the well. See ver. 40.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 30. Then they went out of the city , etc.] The men, as the Syriac version expresses it; the inhabitants of Sychar left their business, and came out of the city: and came unto him ; to Christ, to see him, and converse with him, that they might know who he was: for though the woman had been a woman of ill fame, yet such was the account that she gave of Christ, and such power went along with her words, that what with the strangeness of the relation, and the curiosity with which they were led, and chiefly through the efficacy of divine grace, at least in many of them, they were moved to regard what she said, and to follow her directions and solicitations.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 27-42 - The disciples wondered that Christ talked thus with a Samaritan. Ye they knew it was for some good reason, and for some good end. Thus when particular difficulties occur in the word and providence of God, it is good to satisfy ourselves that all is well that Jesus Christ says an does. Two things affected the woman. The extent of his knowledge Christ knows all the thoughts, words, and actions, of all the children of men. And the power of his word. He told her secret sins with power She fastened upon that part of Christ's discourse, many would think sh would have been most shy of repeating; but the knowledge of Christ into which we are led by conviction of sin, is most likely to be soun and saving. They came to him: those who would know Christ, must mee him where he records his name. Our Master has left us an example, tha we may learn to do the will of God as he did; with diligence, as thos that make a business of it; with delight and pleasure in it. Chris compares his work to harvest-work. The harvest is appointed and looke for before it comes; so was the gospel. Harvest-time is busy time; all must be then at work. Harvest-time is a short time, and harvest-wor must be done then, or not at all; so the time of the gospel is season, which if once past, cannot be recalled. God sometimes uses very weak and unlikely instruments for beginning and carrying on a goo work. Our Saviour, by teaching one poor woman, spread knowledge to whole town. Blessed are those who are not offended at Christ. Thos taught of God, are truly desirous to learn more. It adds much to the praise of our love to Christ and his word, if it conquers prejudices Their faith grew. In the matter of it: they believed him to be the Saviour, not only of the Jews but of the world. In the certainty of it we know that this is indeed the Christ. And in the ground of it, for we have heard him ourselves.
Greek Textus Receptus
εξηλθον 1831 5627 V-2AAI-3P ουν 3767 CONJ εκ 1537 PREP της 3588 T-GSF πολεως 4172 N-GSF και 2532 CONJ ηρχοντο 2064 5711 V-INI-3P προς 4314 PREP αυτον 846 P-ASM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
30. Then. Omit.Went out - came unto Him (exhlqon - hrconto prov auton). Went out is the aorist tense, denoting the coming forth from the city as a single act at a point of time. Came is the imperfect, denoting action in progress. The observance of the distinction makes the narrative more graphic. They were coming. Unto should be toward (prov). The imperfect also is required by the following words: "In the mean while" (while the woman was still absent and the Samaritans were coming toward Him) "the disciples were praying" Him to eat. This last imperfect is overlooked by the Rev..
