John 4:13-27
English Standard Version
13 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, 14 but (A)whoever drinks of the water that I will give him (B)will never be thirsty again.[a] The water that I will give him will become (C)in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” 15 The woman said to him, “Sir, (D)give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.”
16 Jesus said to her, “Go, (E)call your husband, and come here.” 17 The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; 18 for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.” 19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that (F)you are (G)a prophet. 20 (H)Our fathers worshiped on (I)this mountain, but you say that (J)in Jerusalem is (K)the place where people ought to worship.” 21 Jesus said to her, (L)“Woman, believe me, (M)the hour is coming when (N)neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. 22 (O)You worship what you do not know; (P)we worship what we know, for (Q)salvation is (R)from the Jews. 23 But (S)the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father (T)in spirit and (U)truth, for the Father (V)is seeking such people to worship him. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” 25 The woman said to him, “I know that (W)Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, (X)he will tell us all things.” 26 Jesus said to her, (Y)“I who speak to you am he.”
27 Just then (Z)his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?”
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John 4:13-27
New King James Version
13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 but (A)whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him (B)will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
15 (C)The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”
16 Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”
17 The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.”
Jesus said to her, “You have well said, ‘I have no husband,’ 18 for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.”
19 The woman said to Him, “Sir, (D)I perceive that You are a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshiped on (E)this mountain, and you Jews say that in (F)Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”
21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming (G)when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 You worship (H)what you do not know; we know what we worship, for (I)salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will (J)worship the Father in (K)spirit (L)and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 (M)God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
25 The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah (N)is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, (O)He will tell us all things.”
26 Jesus said to her, (P)“I who speak to you am He.”
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27 And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman; yet no one said, “What do You seek?” or, “Why are You talking with her?”
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John 4:13-27
New American Standard Bible
13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again; 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him (A)shall never be thirsty; but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to (B)eternal life.”
15 The woman *said to Him, “[a]Sir, (C)give me this water so that I will not be thirsty, nor come all the way here to draw water.” 16 He *said to her, “Go, call your husband and come here.” 17 The woman answered and said to Him, “I have no husband.” Jesus *said to her, “You have correctly said, ‘I have no husband’; 18 for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this which you have said is true.” 19 The woman *said to Him, “[b]Sir, I perceive that You are (D)a prophet. 20 (E)Our fathers worshiped on (F)this mountain, and yet you Jews say that (G)in Jerusalem is the place where one must worship.” 21 Jesus *said to her, “Believe Me, woman, that [c](H)a time is coming when you will worship the Father (I)neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 (J)You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, because (K)salvation is from the Jews. 23 But [d](L)a time is coming, and [e]even now has arrived, when the true worshipers will worship the Father (M)in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be [f]His worshipers. 24 God is [g]spirit, and those who worship Him must worship (N)in spirit and truth.” 25 The woman *said to Him, “I know that (O)Messiah is coming ((P)He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.” 26 Jesus *said to her, “(Q)I am He, the One speaking to you.”
27 And at this point His (R)disciples came, and they were amazed that He had been speaking with a woman, yet no one said, “What are You seeking?” or, “Why are You speaking with her?”
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John 4:13-27
King James Version
13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
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: in that saidst thou truly.
19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
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