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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"In the mean time His disciples asked Him, saying, Master, eat." "Asked," here is "besought," in their native language; for seeing Him wearied with the journey, and the oppressive heat, they entreated Him; for their request concerning food proceeded not from hastiness, but from loving affection for their Teacher. What then saith Christ?
Cyril of Alexandria
Most excellently doth the Divine Evangelist manage the compilation of this book, and omits nothing which he believes will at all be of use to the readers. Hear therefore how he introduces Jesus again as the Ensample of a most note-worthy act. For I do not think that any thing has been put in vain in the writings of the saints, but what any man deems small, he sometimes finds pregnant with no contemptible profit. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
The disciples were asking, that is, urging the Lord to eat, not out of impudence, but out of great love for the Teacher, for they saw that He was wearied from the journey and from the scorching heat.
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"And in the meanwhile His disciples besought Him, saying, Master, eat." For they had gone to buy meat, and had returned. "But He said, I have meat to eat which ye know not of. Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought Him aught to eat?" What wonder if that woman did not understand about the water? See; the disciples do not yet understand the meat. …
Thomas Aquinas
Now the effect of this spiritual teaching is elaborated. First, by what Christ said to his disciples; secondly, by the effect of all this on the Samaritans (v 39). Concerning the first he does two things. First, we have the situation in which Christ speaks to his disciples; secondly, what he said (v 32). The situation is the insistence of the apostles that Christ eat. …
Bonaventure
Here is touched upon Christ's desire for receiving those who are called: because he desires their salvation as food, indeed more than bodily food in a time of need, when he was hungry. Therefore he says: "In the meanwhile," that is, while the woman went and the Samaritans were coming: "his disciples were asking him," as if anxious about the Master, "saying: Rabbi, eat:" because they had brought food, and the hour of eating had already passed. …
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