John 4:15

The woman saith to him: Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.

In Context

14But the water that I will give him, shall become in him a fountain of water, springing up into life everlasting.

16Jesus saith to her: Go, call thy husband, and come hither. 17 The woman answered, and said: I have no husband. Jesus said to her: Thou hast said well, I have no husband:

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Cross References

Psalms 4:6Offer up the sacrifice of justice, and trust in the Lord: many say, Who sheweth us good things?

John 6:34They said therefore unto him: Lord, give us always this bread.

Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death. But the grace of God, life everlasting, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Corinthians 2:14But the sensual man perceiveth not these things that are of the Spirit of God; for it is foolishness to him, and he cannot understand, because it is spiritually examined.

1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come: and he hath given us understanding that we may know the true God, and may be in his true Son. This is the true God and life eternal.

Matthew Henry on John 4:5-27

Christ at the Well of Samaria. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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