John 4:28

Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The Samaritan woman leaves the well and returns to the town to address the gathered people immediately after speaking with Jesus. The words — Ἀφῆκεν (aphēken) translates literally to "left," and ὑδρίαν (hudrian) means "water pot," recording her physical abandonment of the vessel. The thread — Her sudden departure parallels the women who ran from the tomb in Matthew 28:8 and the believers who returned to Jerusalem in Luke 24:33, while the well meeting originates in John 4:7. Why it lands — The text records a cessation of ritual duty followed by urgent proclamation, requiring the reader to observe how personal revelation displaces ordinary routine.

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The Greek words

ἈφῆκενAphēkenLeft οὖνounthen τὴνtēnthe ὑδρίανhudrianwater pot αὐτῆςautēsof her ἡhēthe γυνὴgunēwoman καὶkaiand ἀπῆλθενapēlthenwent away εἰςeisinto τὴνtēnthe πόλινpolincity καὶkaiand λέγειlegeisays τοῖςtoisto the ἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoismen;

King James Version

The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,

Cross-references

John 4:7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
Matthew 28:8 So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.
Luke 24:33 And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, gathered together
Mark 16:8 So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.
Luke 24:9 And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.