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Podcast: Bible Study - Sabbath School Podcast
Episode: Episode 2195 - Lesson 5 - Sunday October 27 - The Setting of the Encounter
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Read John 4:1–4. What was the background issue that led Jesus through Samaria?
The Pharisees discovered that the disciples of Jesus were baptizing more people than did those of John the Baptist. This situation could create tensions between John’s followers and Jesus’. The disciples of John, quite naturally, were jealous for their master’s reputation and status (compare with John 3:26–30). John’s impressive reply was that he must decrease, but Jesus must increase (John 3:30). Probably to avoid confrontation, Jesus departed Judea to go to Galilee. Samaria provided the most direct route between those two loca...