Jesus sent these twelve out, after giving them the following charge: "Do not go to the heathen, or to any Samaritan town,

so He sent messengers before Him. Then they went on and entered into a Samaritan town, to make preparations for Him.

But a Samaritan, while on a journey, came down to him, and when he saw him, his heart was moved with pity for him.

and fell on his face at Jesus' feet, and continued to thank Him. Now he was a Samaritan.

So the Samaritan woman said to Him, "How is it that a Jew like you asks a Samaritan woman like me for a drink?" For Jews have nothing to do with Samaritans.

You Samaritans do not know what you are worshiping; we Jews do know what we are worshiping; for salvation comes from the Jews.

Many of the Samaritans in that town believed in Him because of the woman's testimony, when she said, "He has told me everything I ever did."

So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they kept on urging Him to stay with them; so He did stay there two days.

Then the Jews answered Him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and are under the power of a demon?"

So Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began to preach the Christ to the Samaritans.

There was a man named Simon in the city, who had kept the Samaritan people thrilled by practicing magic there and by claiming to be a great man.

So after they had given their testimony and spoken the Lord's message, they started back to Jerusalem, and on the way continued to tell the good news in many Samaritan villages.