1 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptised more disciples than John,
2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but His disciples,)
3 He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.
4 And He must needs go through Samaria.
5 Then cometh He to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with His journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto Him, How is it that Thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
11 The woman saith unto Him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
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.
3 comments:
v4 "He must needs go to Samaria"
You see, the Lord Jesus Christ could have avoided Samaria on the way to Galilee seeing that Jews and Samaritans have no dealing with each other (v9) but He chose to go through it.
He timed Himself so well if I may say, that He arrived at the 6th hour (12-3pm) to meet the Samaritan woman (v6) He knew that there was a woman looking for true satisfaction.
She has already 5 husbands, she's definitely unsatisfied. (v18) The Lord Jesus indeed could provide living water that will never make us thirst again! (v14)
Dear believer, if you are discourage, know that He will go all the way out to meet you and grant you the water that you've thirsted for so long. (:
v24 says '..must worship Him in spirit and in truth'. Unfortunately many people believe they can worship god/God however they want. This verse tells us that there's only one way to worship Him. His way, that is
(This is just a thought of mine).As you can see in v8 The Lord Jesus Christ was alone and he met the woman alone.So if we were to meet our Lord or our God in prayer than it is also alright to meet him alone.If you are to confess that you are a sinner and need help you can always ask one of the believers who already trusted on the Lord Jesus Christ to help you.
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