The Gospel of John for Readers | Page 4

receive nothing unless it be given
him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said I am not
the Christ but that I am sent before Him. He that hath the bride is the
bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and
heareth Him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This
my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease.
He that cometh from above is above all. He that is of the earth is
earthly and speaketh of the earth. He that cometh from heaven is above
all. All that He hath seen and heard He testifieth and no one receiveth
His testimony. He that hath received His testimony hath set to his seal
that God is true. For He whom God hath sent speaketh the words of
God because God giveth unto Him the Spirit without limit. The Father
loveth the Son and hath given all things into His hand. He that
believeth on the Son hath everlasting life. He that believeth not on the
Son shall not see life but the wrath of God abideth on him.
4. When the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made
and baptized more disciples than John, (Though Jesus Himself baptized
not, but His disciples) He left Judaea and departed again into Galilee.
He needed to go through Samaria. There He came to a city of Samaria
called Sychar, which is near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his
son Joseph. Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus, therefore, being wearied
with His journey, sat down on the well. It was about the sixth hour.
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith unto her,
Give me to drink. (For His disciples were gone away unto the city to
buy meat.)
She said unto Him, How is it that Thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me,
a woman of Samaria? The Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans?
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.
The woman saith unto Him, Sir, Thou hast nothing to draw with and

the well is deep. From whence hast Thou that living water? Art Thou
greater than our father Jacob who gave us the well and drank thereof
himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water
shall thirst again. But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give
him shall never thirst. The water that I give him shall be a well of water
springing up in him into everlasting life. The woman saith unto Him,
Sir, give me this water that I thirst not and never have to come hither to
draw it. Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband and come hither. The
woman answered and said, I have no husband.
Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband for thou
hast had five husbands. He whom thou now hast is not thy husband. In
that saidst thou truly. The woman saith unto Him, Sir, I perceive that
Thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain and ye say
that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh when ye
shall, neither worship the Father in this mountain nor at Jerusalem. Ye
worship ye know not what. We know what we worship because
salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and is now, when the true
worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth because the
Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit. They that worship
Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth. The woman saith unto
Him, I know that a messias cometh which is called Christ. When He is
come He will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto
thee am He. At this time His disciples came and they marvelled that He
talked with the woman. Yet no man said, What seekest Thou? or, Why
talkest Thou with her?
The woman then left her waterpot and went her way. In the city she
saith to the men, Come, see a man which told me all the things that I
ever did. Is not this the Christ? Then they went out of the city and came
unto Him.
In the meanwhile His disciples prayed Him, saying, Master, eat. But He
said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. Therefore said

the disciples one to another, Hath