John 4:1-14 ▼

1 Jesus therefore knowing the Pharisees had heard that he made more disciples, and baptized more than John,

2 (though Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples) he left Judea,

3 and returned into Galilee.

4 but being obliged to pass through Samaria,

5 he came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the piece of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

6 now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore being wearied with his journey, sat him down by the well: it being about the sixth hour.

7 where a woman of Samaria being come to draw water, Jesus said to her, give me to drink.

8 for his disciples were gone away to the city to buy provisions.

9 but the woman of Samaria said to him, how is it that you who are a Jew, ask drink of me, who am a Samaritan? (for the Jews have no friendly intercourse with the Samaritans.)

10 Jesus answered her, if you knew the dispensation of God, and who it is that says to you, give me to drink; you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water.

11 sir, said the woman, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then can you get that living water?

12 are you wiser than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, as well as his children, and cattle?

13 Jesus answered her, they that drink of this water, will be thirsty again:

14 but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst: for the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a fountain springing up to everlasting life.