12. You’re not more important than our ancestor Jacob, are you? He gave us this well. He and his sons and his animals drank water from it.”
13. Jesus answered her, “Everyone who drinks this water will become thirsty again.
14. But those who drink the water that I will give them will never become thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give them will become in them a spring that gushes up to eternal life.”
15. The woman told Jesus, “Sir, give me this water! Then I won’t get thirsty or have to come here to get water.”
16. Jesus told her, “Go to your husband, and bring him here.”
17. The woman replied, “I don’t have a husband.”Jesus told her, “You’re right when you say that you don’t have a husband.
18. You’ve had five husbands, and the man you have now isn’t your husband. You’ve told the truth.”
19. The woman said to Jesus, “I see that you’re a prophet!
20. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain. But you Jews say that people must worship in Jerusalem.”
21. Jesus told her, “Believe me. A time is coming when you Samaritans won’t be worshiping the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.
22. You don’t know what you’re worshiping. We ⌊Jews⌋ know what we’re worshiping, because salvation comes from the Jews.
23. Indeed, the time is coming, and it is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. The Father is looking for people like that to worship him.
24. God is a spirit. Those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
25. The woman said to him, “I know that the Messiah is coming. When he comes, he will tell us everything.” (Messiah is the one called Christ.)
26. Jesus told her, “I am he, and I am speaking to you now.”
27. At that time his disciples returned. They were surprised that he was talking to a woman. But none of them asked him, “What do you want from her?” or “Why are you talking to her?”
28. Then the woman left her water jar and went back into the city. She told the people,
29. “Come with me, and meet a man who told me everything I’ve ever done. Could he be the Messiah?”
30. The people left the city and went to meet Jesus.