After Jesus told the Samaritan woman about her husbands, the five she had in the past, and the one she was living with that wasn’t her husband, Jesus probably told her more than that about herself. She ran into town to tell the men about him and that he was the Messiah, the Christ they had been waiting for.
Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. John 4:29-30
In the meantime, the disciples brought him food, but he wasn’t hungry because he was satisfied with the spiritual food they knew nothing about.
I thought the story about the woman was over at this point, given the reaping-and-sowing story told in the middle of this portion of scripture, but that’s not the case. The men believed her and ran out to meet Jesus. Once they met him, they believed everything she said.
And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. John 4:42
When telling others about Jesus, don’t get too caught up in the results. Your responsibility is to share your knowledge and tell about your experience with him, but it’s up to them to experience him for themselves. The Holy Spirit is powerful enough to do the finishing work. One sows and others reap, but we are all satisfied at the harvest.
And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours. John 4:37-38
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