John 4:14-30, New Living Translation
14 But the water I give them takes away thirst altogether. It becomes a perpetual spring within them, giving them eternal life."
15 "Please, sir," the woman said, "give me some of that water! Then I'll never be thirsty again, and I won't have to come here to haul water."
16 "Go and get your husband," Jesus told her.
17 "I don't have a husband," the woman replied.
Jesus said, "You're right! You don't have a husband—
18 for you have had five husbands, and you aren't even married to the man you're living with now."
19 "Sir," the woman said, "you must be a prophet.
20 So tell me, why is it that you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only place of worship, while we Samaritans claim it is here at Mount Gerizim,[2][Greek on this mountain. ] where our ancestors worshiped?"
21 Jesus replied, "Believe me, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father here or in Jerusalem.
22 You Samaritans know so little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews.
23 But the time is coming and is already here when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for anyone who will worship him that way.
24 For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth."
25 The woman said, "I know the Messiah will come—the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us."
26 Then Jesus told her, "I am the Messiah"![3][Greek "I am, the one speaking to you." ]
27 Just then his disciples arrived. They were astonished to find him talking to a woman, but none of them asked him why he was doing it or what they had been discussing.
28 The woman left her water jar beside the well and went back to the village and told everyone,
29 "Come and meet a man who told me everything I ever did! Can this be the Messiah?"
30 So the people came streaming from the village to see him.
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