John 4:9

Then the woman of Samaria said to him, How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

Revised King James New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8(For his disciples had gone away to the city to buy food.)

10Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, Give me a drink; you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.

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Cross References

Luke 9:52And sent messengers ahead of him: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.

Luke 17:16And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

John 8:48Then the Jews answered and said to him, Do we not rightly say that you are a Samaritan, and have a devil?

Acts 10:28And he said to them, You know that it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to keep company, or visit one from another nation; but God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

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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