9. The Samaritan woman, taken aback, asked, “How come you, a Jew, are asking me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?” (Jews in those days wouldn’t be caught dead talking to Samaritans.)
10. Jesus answered, “If you knew the generosity of God and who I am, you would be asking me for a drink, and I would give you fresh, living water.”
15. The woman said, “Sir, give me this water so I won’t ever get thirsty, won’t ever have to come back to this well again!”
16. He said, “Go call your husband and then come back.”
25. The woman said, “I don’t know about that. I do know that the Messiah is coming. When he arrives, we’ll get the whole story.”
26. “I am he,” said Jesus. “You don’t have to wait any longer or look any further.”
27. Just then his disciples came back. They were shocked. They couldn’t believe he was talking with that kind of a woman. No one said what they were all thinking, but their faces showed it.