Discovery BoxJohn 4:28 
Context4:28 Then the woman left her water jar, went off into the town and said to the people, 1
John 4:39
ContextThe Samaritans Respond
4:39 Now many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the report of the woman who testified, 2 “He told me everything I ever did.”
1 tn The term ἄνθρωποι (anqrwpoi) used here can mean either “people” (when used generically) or “men” (though there is a more specific term in Greek for adult males, ανήρ [anhr]). Thus the woman could have been speaking either (1) to all the people or (2) to the male leaders of the city as their representatives. However, most recent English translations regard the former as more likely and render the word “people” here.
2 tn Grk “when she testified.”
