These twelve Jesus sent forth after he had charged them, saying: Go not into the road that leads to the Gentiles, and enter not a city of the Samaritans.

And he sent messengers before his face; and they went, and entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for him.

But a certain Samaritan, who was on a journey, came near him; and when he saw him, he had compassion on him.

And he fell on his face at his feet, and gave him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.

Then the woman of Samaria said to him: How is it that you, who are a Jew, ask drink of me, who am a woman of Samaria? (For the Jews have no social intercourse with the Samaritans.)

And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him, because of the word of the woman who testified, He told me all things that I ever did.

When, therefore, the Samaritans came to him, they besought him to abide with them. And he abode there two days.

The Jews answered, and said to him: Do we not well say that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?

Then, when they had given their testimony, and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.