Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship."
      [4.] The woman objects against and cavils at the gracious intimation which Christ gave her (John 4:11; John 4:12): Thou hast nothing to draw with; and besides, Art thou greater than our father Jacob? What he spoke figuratively, she took literally; Nicodemus did so too. See what confused notions they have of spiritual things who are wholly taken up with the things that are sensible. Some respect she pays to this person, in calling him Sir, or Lord; but little respect to what he said, which she does but banter.