John 4:15
13 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.
14 But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
16 Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”
17 “I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
- KJV
- The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
- WEB
- The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I don’t get thirsty, neither come all the way here to draw.”
- ASV
- The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come all the way hither to draw.
- DARBY
- The woman says to him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst nor come here to draw.
- BLB
- The woman says to Him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I might not thirst nor come here to draw.”
- ÅB
- Kvinnen sier til ham: Herre! gi meg dette vann, så jeg kan slippe å tørste og å gå hit for å dra opp vann!
- OTB
- Kvinnen sa til ham: «Herre, gi meg dette vannet, så jeg ikke blir tørst og må komme hit for å hente vann.»
- B1930
- Kvinnen sier til ham: Herre! gi mig dette vann, så jeg kan slippe å tørste og å gå hit for å dra op vann!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 6:34
“Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.”
Read in contextRomans 8:5
Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
Read in contextPsalms 4:6
Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
Read in contextJames 4:3
And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
Read in contextJohn 6:26
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.
Read in contextJohn 17:2–3
For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
Read in contextRomans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Read in context1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
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