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John 4:7

JesusSamaria
The stranger and outcast

5 So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

6 Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”

8 (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

9 “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

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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.

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BSB
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
KJV
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
WEB
A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.”
ASV
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
DARBY
A woman comes out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus says to her, Give me to drink
BLB
A woman out of Samaria comes to draw water. Jesus says to her, “Give to Me to drink.”
ÅB
En kvinne fra Samaria kommer for å dra opp vann. Jesus sier til henne: Gi meg å drikke!
OTB
En samaritansk kvinne kom for å hente vann, og Jesus sa til henne: «Vær så snill å gi meg noe å drikke.»
B1930
En kvinne fra Samaria kommer for å dra op vann. Jesus sier til henne: Gi mig å drikke!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 10:42

    And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”

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  • 1 Kings 17:10

    So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.”

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  • John 19:28

    After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

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  • Genesis 24:43

    Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar,’

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  • 2 Samuel 23:15–17

    David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”

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  • John 4:10

    Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

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