Jesus was passing through Samaria, and being wearied with His journey,
He sat by the well outside of the city of Sychar. A woman from the city
came to draw water. Jesus said unto her: Give me to drink. She answered:
How is it that Thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, being a Samaritan
woman? For there was bitter enmity between the Jews and the Samaritans.
Jesus said: If thou knew who it is that speaketh with thee, thou
wouldest have asked Him to give thee to drink, and He would have given
thee living water. She answered: Sir, Thou hast nothing to draw with,
and the well is deep. Jesus said: Go, call thy husband. She answered: I
have no husband. Jesus answered: Thou saidst well: I have no husband;
for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy
husband. The woman said: Sir, I perceive that Thou art a prophet. Where
ought we to worship God? We Samaritans believe it must be done on Mount
Gerizim, and ye Jews say: It ought to be in Jerusalem. Jesus said:
Woman, the hour cometh when no man shall ask about Gerizim and
Jerusalem; for God is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must worship
in spirit and truth. The woman answered: When Messiah cometh He will
declare unto us all things. Jesus said: I am Messiah. So the woman left
her water pot, and went into the city and told what had happened to her;
and the men went out to Jesus, and He abode two days in the city, and
many believed in Him. And they said to the woman: Now we believe not
because of thy speaking, for we have heard for ourselves, and know that
this is indeed the Savior of the world. (John 4:1-42.)