John 4:31
Douay-Rheims
In the mean time the disciples prayed him, saying: Rabbi, eat.
Origen
(tom. xiii. c. 31) They think the present time convenient for dining; it being after the departure of the woman to the city, and before the coming of the Samaritans; so that they sit at meat by themselves. This explains, In the mean while.
Source details
A.D. 253 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 4:31-34
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.