13 Bible Verses about Samaritans

Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and you say, that in Jerusalem is the place where it behooveth to worship.

You worship, you know not what: we worship that which we know: because salvation is of the Jews.

A Samaritan woman says to Him, How do you, being a Jew, ask to drink from me, being a Samaritan woman?

And it came to pass while the days of His taking up were being fulfilled, and He turned His face to go to Jerusalem, and He sent messengers before His face. And they going forward, entered into a city of the Samaritans, in order to prepare for Him; and they did not receive Him, because His face was going toward Jerusalem.read more.
And the disciples James and John, seeing, said, Lord, do you wish that we may command fire to descend from heaven and consume them? And He turning, rebuked them. And they went into another village.

And Jesus sent out the twelve, commanding them, Go not in the way of the Gentiles, and enter not into a city of the Samaritans. But go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

And it behooved Him to go through Samaria. Then He comes into a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the place which Jacob gave to his son Joseph. And the well of Jacob was there. Then Jesus having become weary from the journey, was sitting thus by the well: it was about the sixth hour.read more.
A woman comes from Samaria to draw water. Jesus says to her, Give me to drink. For His disciples had gone into the city, that they might purchase food. A Samaritan woman says to Him, How do you, being a Jew, ask to drink from me, being a Samaritan woman? And Jesus responded and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and the one who is speaking to you, Give me to drink; you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water. The woman says to Him, Sir, thou hast no windlass, and the well is deep: whence hast thou living water? Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself and his sons, and his herds, drank of it? Jesus responded and said to her, Every one drinking of this water shall thirst again: but whosoever may drink of the water that I shall give to him shall never thirst; but the water which I shall give to him shall be in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life. Then the woman says to Him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw. He says to her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The woman responded and said, I have no husband. Jesus says to her, Well didst thou say, I have no husband: for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: thou hast spoken this truly. The woman says to Him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and you say, that in Jerusalem is the place where it behooveth to worship. Jesus says to her, Believe me, woman, that the hour cometh, you will worship the Father neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem. You worship, you know not what: we worship that which we know: because salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such worshiping Him. God is a Spirit, and it behooveth those who worship Him to worship in spirit and in truth. The woman says to Him, I know that Messiah cometh (who is called Christ): when He may come, He will proclaim to us all things. Jesus says to her, I who speak to thee am He. And at this time His disciples came, and were wondering because He was speaking with the woman; no one said, What seekest thou? or, Why do you speak with her? Then the woman left her waterpot, and went away into the city, and says to the men, Come hither, see the man who told me all things which I did: Is not He the Christ? They came out from the city, and came to Him.

And it came to pass, while He was journeying to Jerusalem, and He was going through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. He coming into a certain village, ten lepers met Him, who stood afar off; and lifting up their voice, saying, Thou, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.read more.
And seeing, He said to them, Go and show yourselves to the priest. And it came to pass while they were going, they were cleansed: and one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned, with a loud voice glorifying God, and he fell upon his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus responding said, Were not the ten cleansed? Where are the nine? And they were not found returning to give thanks to God, except this one foreigner. And He said to him, having arisen, go: thy faith hath saved thee.

Jesus responding said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and fell among thieves, who indeed having stripped him of his raiment, administered blows, went away, leaving him half dead. And by chance a certain priest came down that way: and seeing him, passed by on the other side. And likewise also a Levite, being at the place, coming and seeing, passed by on the other side.read more.
And a certain Samaritan, on a journey, came near him: and seeing, had compassion on him, and having come to him, he bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine: and having mounted him on his own beast, carried him to a tavern, and cared for him. And on the morrow, taking out two denaria, gave them to the host, and said, Care for him; and whatsoever you expend in addition, on my return, I will pay you. Which one of these three seems to you to have been the neighbor of him who fell among the thieves? And he said, The one having done mercy with him. And Jesus said to him, Go, thou, and do likewise.

But you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost having come upon you, and shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and all Judea, and in Samaria, and into the extremity of the earth.

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there was a great persecution in that day against the church in Jerusalem: and all were dispersed abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Therefore indeed, being dispersed abroad, they went everywhere preaching the word: and Philip, having gone down to the city of Samaria, was preaching Christ to them, And the multitudes were unanimously giving heed to the things spoken by Philip, while they were hearing and seeing the miracles which he was performing.read more.
For many of those having unclean spirits, roaring with a loud voice, went out: and many paralyzed and lame were healed; and there was great joy in that city. And a certain man, by name Simon, was formerly practicing magic in the city, and bewitching the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great man: to whom all from small even unto the great gave heed, saying, This one is the power of God, called Great. And they gave heed to him, because for a long time he had deceived them with his magic arts. But when they believed Philip preaching the gospel concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. But Simon himself also believed: and being baptized, was constantly with Philip, both seeing the miracles and the great dynamites performed, was astonished.

But the apostles in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria has received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John: who, having come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost. For he had not yet fallen on any of them: but they were only baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.read more.
Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

Then indeed the church had peace throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, being edified and progressing in the fear of the Lord; and was being multiplied by the exhortation of the Holy Ghost.