John 4:1
Jesus and the Woman of Samaria
41 Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 4:1
Commentary on John 4:1-3
(Read John 4:1-3)
Jesus applied himself more to preaching, which was the more excellent, 1 Corinthians 1:17, than to baptism. He would put honour upon his disciples, by employing them to baptize. He teaches us that the benefit of sacraments depends not on the hand that administers them.