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Selected Verse: John 4:9 - Strong Concordance

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Joh 4:9 Strong Concordance Then [3767] saith [3004] the woman [1135] of Samaria [4542] unto him [846], How is it that [4459] thou [4771], being [5607] a Jew [2453], askest [154] drink [4095] of [3844] me [1700], which am [5607] a woman [1135] of Samaria [4542]? for [1063] the Jews [2453] have [4798] no [3756] dealings [4798] with the Samaritans [4541].
  King James Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
How is it that thou--not altogether refusing, yet wondering at so unusual a request from a Jew, as His dress and dialect would at once discover Him to be, to a Samaritan.

for, &c.--It is this national antipathy that gives point to the parable of the good Samaritan (Luk 10:30-37), and the thankfulness of the Samaritan leper (Luk 17:16, Luk 17:18).
 
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18 There are [2147] not [3756] found [2147] that returned [5290] to give [1325] glory [1391] to God [2316], save [1508] this [3778] stranger [241].
16 And [2532] fell down [4098] on [1909] his face [4383] at [3844] his [846] feet [4228], giving [2168] him [846] thanks [2168]: and [2532] he [846] was [2258] a Samaritan [4541].
30 And [1161] Jesus [2424] answering [5274] said [2036], A certain [5100] man [444] went down [2597] from [575] Jerusalem [2419] to [1519] Jericho [2410], and [2532] fell among [4045] thieves [3027], which [3739] [2532] stripped [1562] him [846] of his raiment [1562], and [2532] wounded [4127] [2007] him, and departed [565], leaving [863] him half dead [2253] [5177].
31 And [1161] by [2596] chance [4795] there came down [2597] a certain [5100] priest [2409] that [1722] [1565] way [3598]: and [2532] when he saw [1492] him [846], he passed by on the other side [492].
32 And [1161] likewise [3668] [2532] a Levite [3019], when he was [1096] at [2596] the place [5117], came [2064] and [2532] looked [1492] on him, and passed by on the other side [492].
33 But [1161] a certain [5100] Samaritan [4541], as he journeyed [3593], came [2064] where [2596] he was [846]: and [2532] when he saw [1492] him [846], he had compassion [4697] on him,
34 And [2532] went [4334] to him, and bound up [2611] his [846] wounds [5134], pouring in [2022] oil [1637] and [2532] wine [3631], and [1161] set [1913] him [846] on [1909] his own [2398] beast [2934], and brought [71] him [846] to [1519] an inn [3829], and [2532] took care [1959] of him [846].
35 And [2532] on [1909] the morrow [839] when he departed [1831], he took out [1544] two [1417] pence [1220], and gave [1325] them to the host [3830], and [2532] said [2036] unto him [846], Take care [1959] of him [846]; and [2532] whatsoever [3748] [302] thou spendest more [4325], when I [3165] come again [1722] [1880], I [1473] will repay [591] thee [4671].
36 Which [5101] now [3767] of these [5130] three [5140], thinkest [1380] thou [4671], was [1096] neighbour [4139] unto him that fell [1706] among [1519] the thieves [3027]?
37 And [1161] he said [2036], He that shewed [4160] mercy [1656] on [3326] him [846]. Then [3767] said [2036] Jesus [2424] unto him [846], Go [4198], and [2532] do [4160] thou [4771] likewise [3668].
5 These [5128] twelve [1427] Jesus [2424] sent forth [649], and commanded [3853] them [846], saying [3004], Go [565] not [3361] into [1519] the way [3598] of the Gentiles [1484], and [2532] into [1519] any city [4172] of the Samaritans [4541] enter ye [1525] not [3361]:
23 But [1161] he answered [611] her [846] not [3756] a word [3056]. And [2532] his [846] disciples [3101] came [4334] and besought [2065] him [846], saying [3004], Send [630] her [846] away [630]; for [3754] she crieth [2896] after [3693] us [2257].
70 And [1161] he denied it [720] again [3825]. And [2532] a little [3397] after [3326], they that stood by [3936] said [3004] again [3825] to Peter [4074], Surely [230] thou art [1488] one of [1537] them [846]: for [2532] [1063] thou art [1488] a Galilaean [1057], and [2532] thy [4675] speech [2981] agreeth [3662] thereto.