John 4:5,6,8-30
Then cometh he to a city of Samaria,
which is called Sychar,
near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Now Jacob's well was there.
Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey,
sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water:
Jesus saith unto her,
Give me to drink.
Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him,
How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me,
which am a woman of Samaria?
for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
Jesus answered and said unto her,
If thou knewest the gift of God,
and who it is that saith to thee,
Give me to drink;
thou wouldest have asked of him,
and he would have given thee living water.
The woman saith unto him,
Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with,
and the well is deep:
from whence then hast thou that living water?
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well,
and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Jesus answered and said unto her,
Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
But whosoever drinketh of the water
that I shall give him shall never thirst;
but the water that I shall give him shall be in him
a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
The woman saith unto him,
Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not,
neither come hither to draw.
Jesus saith unto her,
Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
The woman answered and said,
I have no husband.
Jesus said unto her,
Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
For thou hast had five husbands;
and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband:
in that saidst thou truly.
The woman saith unto him, Sir,
I perceive that thou art a prophet.
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain;
and ye say,
that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
Jesus saith unto her,
Woman, believe me,
the hour cometh,
when ye shall neither in this mountain,
nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
Ye worship ye know not what:
we know what we worship:
for salvation is of the Jews.
But the hour cometh, and now is,
when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth:
for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
God is a Spirit:
and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
The woman saith unto him,
I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ:
when he is come, he will tell us all things.
Jesus saith unto her,
I that speak unto thee am HE.
And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman:
yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city,
and saith to the men,
Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did:
is not this the Christ?
Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
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Paul Adds - The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Romans 8:9,10
"The woman had not comprehended the words of Christ, but she felt their solemn import. Her light, bantering manner began to change. Supposing that Jesus spoke of the well before them, ... She saw
before her only a thirsty traveler, wayworn and dusty. In her mind she compared Him with the honored patriarch Jacob. She cherished the feeling, which is so natural, that no other well could be equal to that provided by the fathers. She was looking backward to the fathers, forward to the Messiah's coming, while the Hope of the fathers, the Messiah Himself, was beside her, and she knew Him not. How many thirsting souls are today close by the living fountain, yet looking far away for the wellsprings of life!" Desire Of Ages p.186 E.G.W.
