Bible Verses About "Who Was the Woman at the Well"
The Samaritan woman at the well was a woman with a troubled past whom Jesus met at Sychar, engaging her in a life-changing conversation that revealed His identity as the Messiah and transformed her into an evangelist.
The Samaritan woman at the well was a woman with a troubled past whom Jesus met at Sychar, engaging her in a life-changing conversation that revealed His identity as the Messiah and transformed her into an evangelist.
"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." — John 4:10 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was the Woman at the Well?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"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."
"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; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."
"The woman saith unto him, I know that 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."
"And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did... And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world."
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