John 4:13-27

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¹³Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, ¹⁴but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.^(A) Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water^(B) welling up to eternal life.”^(C)

¹⁵The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty^(D) and have to keep coming here to draw water.”

¹⁶He told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”

¹⁷“I have no husband,” she replied.

Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband. ¹⁸The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.”

¹⁹“Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet.^(E) ²⁰Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain,^(F) but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”^(G)

²¹“Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming^(H) when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.^(I) ²²You Samaritans worship what you do not know;^(J) we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.^(K) ²³Yet a time is coming and has now come^(L) when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit^(M) and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. ²⁴God is spirit,^(N) and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

²⁵The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ)^(O) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”

²⁶Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.”^(P)

The Disciples Rejoin Jesus

²⁷Just then his disciples returned^(Q) and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?”

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John 4:13-27

New King James Version

¹³Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, ¹⁴but ^(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.”

¹⁶Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”

¹⁷The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.”

Jesus said to her, “You have well said, ‘I have no husband,’ ¹⁸for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.”

¹⁹The woman said to Him, “Sir, ^(D)I perceive that You are a prophet. ²⁰Our fathers worshiped on ^(E)this mountain, and you Jews say that in ^(F)Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”

²¹Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming ^(G)when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. ²²You worship ^(H)what you do not know; we know what we worship, for ^(I)salvation is of the Jews. ²³But 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.”

²⁵The 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.”

²⁶Jesus said to her, ^(P)“I who speak to you am He.”

The Whitened Harvest

²⁷And 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

¹³Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again; ¹⁴but 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.”

¹⁵The 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.” ¹⁶He *said to her, “Go, call your husband and come here.” ¹⁷The woman answered and said to Him, “I have no husband.” Jesus *said to her, “You have correctly said, ‘I have no husband’; ¹⁸for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this which you have said is true.” ¹⁹The 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.” ²¹Jesus *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. ²³But ^[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. ²⁴God is ^[g]spirit, and those who worship Him must worship ^(N)in spirit and truth.” ²⁵The 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.” ²⁶Jesus *said to her, “^(Q)I am He, the One speaking to you.”

²⁷And 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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Footnotes

John 4:15 Or Lord
John 4:19 Or Lord
John 4:21 Lit an hour
John 4:23 Lit an hour
John 4:23 Lit now is, when
John 4:23 Lit the ones worshiping Him
John 4:24 Or Spirit

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