Jesus Teaches a Samaritan Woman
While traveling through Samaria, the Savior teaches a woman at Jacob's well that He is the "living water." John 4: 5-29 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 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 . 10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. 11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? 12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? 13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst ; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. 15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. 16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. 17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: 18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. 19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet . 20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth : for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit : and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth . 25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. 26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. 27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? 28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, 29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
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John 3:5
King James Bible
"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."
What do you think that John means when he uses the word "water" in John 3:5 and then again in the passage you have chosen (John 4: 5-29)?
Is "water" the same in both passages? What is it?
I think the water is Jesus himself. So if it's Jesus himself then it's the same in both passages. Let's look at this verse from the epistle of John
We can see clearly that Jesus came by water and blood. So whenever we hear of water been personified in the New Testament, it's highly possible that it's referring to Jesus. And he also said that three testifies. The water, blood and spirit. And now we know that the Spirit is the Spirit of God or the Holy Ghost. The blood and water together is Jesus as I've said earlier.
The following verses clarify my point as the Holy Ghost as a seal
The testimony of Jesus is through His blood. That's he washed us and made us whole by his blood so that he can testify of our faith to the father. Let's consider the following verse which is kind of an analogy between Jesus and a godly husband
Here too we can see the Water. And Jesus's work to testify before the father by the washing of the water.
Just contributing. I hope this might help @onceuponatime and @liondani
It might be helpful to go back to the original Greek in which the Gospels were written to try and come to some understanding. Greek was a much more precise language than English is now. It would be instructive to know if what is being translated as "water" is the same in both passages discussed in my comment - as well as in such passages as where it talks about turning "water" into "wine".
Such a study is on my bucket list :-)
Okay. I'll check it too.
And don't forget that after Jesus "died" blood and water came out of His rips ... He visited the underworld and gave life as a gift, and smashed death to eternal defeat...
Amen.
Very well put.
???...The knowledge (truth) that we are thirsty to know about and only the holy spirit can give us?
I will try to find out more about it...
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
It is Christ Jesus our Saviour..
thank you for sharing sir @liondani
Καλησπέρα Ντάνιελ, πολύ ωραία δημοσίευση. Να μου επιτρέψεις ένα σχόλιο από αυτά που έχω ακούσει απο τις διδασκαλίες του πνευματικού μου. Ο Κύριος αναφερόμενος στη λέξη διψώ, πέρα από την ανθρώπινη διάσταση του γεγονότος ότι ήταν κατάκοπος από την πεζοπορία αναφέρεται και στο γεγονός ότι διψάει και με ύδωρ της αγαλιάσεως ή και χαράς η οποία θα επέλθει από την σωτηρία της Σαμαρείτιδας και των υπολοίπων κατοίκων της πόλης. Η φράση αυτή επαναλαμβάνεται και κατά την διάρκεια του σταυρικού πάθους του Κυρίου με την ίδια έννοια. Καλό βράδυ.
Goodnight Daniel, very nice post. Allow me a comment from what I have heard of the teachings of my spiritual father. The Lord, referring to the word I am thirsty, besides the human dimension of the fact that he was hurt by the hiking, also refers to the fact that he is thirsty with the water of the exultation or joy that will come from the salvation of Samaritas and the other inhabitants of the cities. This phrase is also repeated during the crucified passion of the Lord in the same sense. Greetings.
Wow!
Do not forget to be happy mr @liondani 😎
Ισως σε αυτην την φραση να εσωκλειεται ολη η αληθεια του χριστιανισμου.
Και η απλοικοτητα με την οποια της διωχνει τις οποιες αμφιβολιες ειναι μοναδικος.
Καλη Κυριακη να εχεις @liondani
Amen. This is the kind of worship that the Father looks for.
My dear friend @liondani 👋 , The woman thinks that Jesus speaks of true water, but he speaks of the truth concerning God and His kingdom, and this truth is like the water that gives life, and can give the person eternal life.
We learn from this, it shows that Jesus is gentle with people of all races, we must be so too ... And we should not believe that some people are evil because they are from a certain race ... Jesus wants to know all the right people who lead to eternal life. We also must want to help people learn the truth.
I know many stories because I live in the place where most of the prophets and apostles lived، thanks so much for sharing a great story , good luck my dear friend @liondani 👍👍😃 , all the best for you 😃😉
Lolz yes i agree with you as concerning what the woman may have perceived from the words of Jesus. It is not the mere water that we drink but the words of the father through his son, Jesus Christ that we may have eternal life. I have some questions for you though, if we don't desire and meditate on the word, does it mean our eternal life is not guaranteed? Is being good and doing good enough to attain eternal life?
@liondani can answer this for me too please :)
@dee-y over and out.
The Samaritan woman takes responsibility for her own people. Once she has tasted the truth of the stranger’s words, she runs to her townspeople to share what she has learned. However we interpret the famous lines about the five husbands, she does not think herself unworthy to be the one to tell the good news. And she is fearless in claiming her own power to recognize the one to come, in letting her own experience be the criterion for inviting others to come and see. That experience is familiar to the mystics of all ages: He told me all about myself, he knows me inside and out.
A very important lesson I learnt from this story because I'm very familiar with it, I've always been thought this in church.
Wow, this is a wonderful post from you sir.
Very true, we must worship God in spirit and in truth, for he is a God of truth, he never lies.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful post with us all sir.
«Όποιος πίνει από αυτό το νερό θα ξαναδιψάσει. Όποιος όμως πιει από το νερό που θα του δώσω εγώ δεν πρόκειται να διψάσει ποτέ, αλλά το νερό που θα του δώσω θα γίνει μέσα του πηγή νερού που θα αναβλύζει για να μεταδίδει αιώνια ζωή»
Πόσοι από εμάς όμως τούτο το νερό το πίνουν και πόσοι το πετάνε στο χώμα να σκορπίσει;
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Awesome work man...... Appreciated.
It would seem, however, that this encounter was more than just life changing for this woman and the city of Sychar. This conversation also changed Jesus: ‘I have food to eat that you do not know about’.
And we are reminded that even Jesus was filled and refreshed by doing the will of God.
The true message of the story is about our human thirsts, the greatest of which is for a Savior. Christ alone can fill the hole deep inside of us that we stuff with so many other things on our earthly journey. But when we’ve found Him our lives are transformed and made new.