John 4:1-10 ▼

1 Assoone as the Lord knew, how the pharisees had heard that Iesus made and baptized mo disciples then Iohn,

2 (Though that Iesus hym selfe baptized not, but his disciples:)

3 He left Iurie, and departed agayne into Galilee.

4 For it was so that he must needes go through Samaria.

5 Then came he to a citie of Samaria, which is called Sichar, besydes the possession that Iacob gaue to his sonne Ioseph.

6 And there was Iacobs well. Iesus then beyng wery of his iourney, sate thus on the well. And it was about the sixt houre:

7 And there came a woman of Samaria to drawe water: Iesus sayth vnto her, geue me drynke.

8 For his disciples were gone away, vnto the towne to bye meate.

9 Then sayth the woman of Samaria vnto hym: Howe is it, that thou beyng a Iewe, askest drynke of me, which am a Samaritane? For the Iewes meddle not with the Samaritanes.

10 Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto her: yf thou knewest the gyft of God, & who it is that sayeth to thee geue me drynke, thou wouldest haue asked of hym, and he woulde haue geuen thee water of lyfe.