John 4:12

Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well, and drank from it himself, and his children, and his flocks?

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?

In Context

11The woman said to him: My lord, thou hast no bucket, and the well is deep.; how hast thou living waters?

13Jesus replied and said to her: Whoever shall drink of these waters, will thirst again;

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Cross References

John 4:6And Jacob's well of water was there. And Jesus was weary with the toil of travelling, and seated himself by the well: and it was at the sixth hour.

Hebrews 3:3For much greater is the glory of this man, than that of Moses; just as the glory of the builder of a house, is greater than that of the edifice.

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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