Study it in the app“So the Samaritan woman says to him, “How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, who am a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)”
Soοὖνthe Samaritanἡ Σαμαρῖτιςwomanἡ γυνὴsaysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“How is it thatΠῶςyou,σὺbeingὢνa Jew,Ἰουδαῖοςaskαἰτεῖςfor a drinkπεῖνfromπαρ’me,ἐμοῦwho amοὔσηςa SamaritanΣαμαρίτιδοςwoman?”γυναικὸς(ForγὰρJewsἸουδαῖοιdo notοὐassociateσυγχρῶνταιwith Samaritans.)Σαμαρίταις
Samaritan woman
Samaritan; a woman of Samaria.
Where else “Samaritis” appearswoman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynē” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ōn” appearsJew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaios” appearsask
Ask, ask for.
Where else “aiteis” appearsdrink
To take water, wine or another liquid by mouth.
Where else “pein” appearsassociate with
Have dealings with someone, share things with him (for example, use the same vessels).
Where else “synchrōntai” appearsSamaritan
Samaritan: an inhabitant of Samaria, at odds with the Jews.
Where else “Samaritais” appears8For his disciples had gone away into the town to buy food.
9 · This verse (above)
10Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to you, ‘Give me something to drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
1. What it says
What does Jesus ask of the Samaritan woman at the well, and what does he offer her? (vv. 7-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says God seeks worshipers who worship “in spirit and truth.” What answer does he give to her question about the place? (vv. 20-24)
3. How I live it
The woman left her water jar and told others what had happened to her (vv. 28-29). Whom could you invite to “come and see” something good?
