John 4:15-26

English Standard Version

¹⁵ The woman said to him, “Sir, ^(A)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, ^(B)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 ^(C)you are ^(D)a prophet. ^20 (E)Our fathers worshiped on ^(F)this mountain, but you say that ^(G)in Jerusalem is ^(H)the place where people ought to worship.” ²¹ Jesus said to her, ^(I)“Woman, believe me, ^(J)the hour is coming when ^(K)neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. ^22 (L)You worship what you do not know; ^(M)we worship what we know, for ^(N)salvation is ^(O)from the Jews. ²³ But ^(P)the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father ^(Q)in spirit and ^(R)truth, for the Father ^(S)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 ^(T)Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, ^(U)he will tell us all things.” ²⁶ Jesus said to her, ^(V)“I who speak to you am he.”