<p>4:8 <i>His disciples had gone into the city to buy food</i>- This doesn't necessarily mean that the Lord was left there alone. The disciples were likely more than &quot;the twelve&quot; there were at least also Matthias and Joseph Justus present at this time, Acts 1:24-26; and there were likely the ministering women too. Would they all really have gone into town to buy food and left the Lord exhausted and alone by a well? Surely some would have remained with Him. But there is also the possibility that the Lord sought time and space alone in prayer (as in Mk. 1:35; Lk. 6:12; 9:28). It could be that He told them all to go into the town, whilst He prayed alone, by the well. The&nbsp;Samaritan woman's appearance was therefore a direct answer to His prayers, which perhaps had focused upon the salvation of the Gentile Samaritans.</p>