Yohanes 4:8

4:8 (For his disciples had gone off into the town to buy supplies. ¹ ) ² 

[4:8]  ¹ tn Grk “buy food.”

[4:8]  ² sn This is a parenthetical note by the author, indicating why Jesus asked the woman for a drink (for presumably his disciples also took the water bucket with them).