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

"Make the men sit down," said Jesus. The ground was covered with thick grass; so the men sat down, in numbers about five thousand. "of righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you will no longer see me;

But Jesus stooped down, and began to write on the ground with his finger. When they continued to question him, he raised himself and said to them, "Let the innocent man among you be the first to throw the stone at her."

Then he stooped down again, and again began to write on the ground.

When he had thus spoken he spat on the ground, and made clay with the spittle, and smeared the clay on the man's eyes.

In solemn truth I tell you that except a kernel of wheat fall into the ground and die, it remains a single kernel; but if it die it bears a great crop.

When Jesus said "I am he," they drew back and fell to the ground;

Stooping down he glanced in and saw the linen wrapping lying on the ground; but he did not go in.