{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/john/4","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T04:14:49.553Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"John","bookSlug":"john","chapter":4,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":3,"nextChapter":5,"totalChapters":21,"totalVerses":54},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And he must needs go through Samaria."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with <i>his</i> journey, sat thus on the well: <i>and</i> it was about the sixth hour."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"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?"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"God <i>is</i> a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship <i>him</i> in spirit and in truth."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am <i>he</i>."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,"},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?"},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"Then they went out of the city, and came unto him."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him <i>ought</i> to eat?"},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"Say not ye, There are yet four months, and <i>then</i> cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest."},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together."},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth."},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours."},{"verseNumber":39,"text":"And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did."},{"verseNumber":40,"text":"So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days."},{"verseNumber":41,"text":"And many more believed because of his own word;"},{"verseNumber":42,"text":"And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard <i>him</i> ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world."},{"verseNumber":43,"text":"Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee."},{"verseNumber":44,"text":"For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country."},{"verseNumber":45,"text":"Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast."},{"verseNumber":46,"text":"So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum."},{"verseNumber":47,"text":"When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death."},{"verseNumber":48,"text":"Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe."},{"verseNumber":49,"text":"The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die."},{"verseNumber":50,"text":"Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way."},{"verseNumber":51,"text":"And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told <i>him</i>, saying, Thy son liveth."},{"verseNumber":52,"text":"Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him."},{"verseNumber":53,"text":"So the father knew that <i>it was</i> at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house."},{"verseNumber":54,"text":"This <i>is</i> again the second miracle <i>that</i> Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee."}],"citation":{"inline":"John 4 (KJV)","markdown":"[John 4](https://primebible.com/kjv/john/4)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/john/4 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}