John 4:4-26 - Conversation With A Samaritan Woman

4 And it was necessary that he go through Samaria. 5 Then he came to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 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.

7 There came a woman of Samaria to draw water; Jesus said unto her, Give me to drink. 8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy food.)

9 Then said the Samaritan woman unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

10 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.

11 The woman said unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; from where then hast thou that living water? 12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank thereof himself, and his sons and his cattle?

13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinks of this water shall thirst again, 14 but whosoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life.

15 The woman said unto him, Lord, give me this water, that I not thirst, neither come here to draw.

16 Jesus said unto her, Go, call thy husband and come here.

17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband; 18 for thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband; this hast thou said with truth.

19 The woman said unto him, Lord, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain, and ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary to worship.

21 Jesus said unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour comes when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem shall ye worship the Father. 22 Ye worship what ye know not; we worship what we know, for saving health is of the Jews. 23 But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father seeks such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit and those that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

25 The woman said unto him, I know that the Messiah is to come, who is called the Christ; when he is come, he will declare unto us all things.

26 Jesus said unto her, I AM that speak unto thee.