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Simplified Cowboy Version

John 4:7

About this time, a Samaritan woman came by to get some water and Jesus asked her, "Would you fetch me a drink, ma'am?"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jacob;   Jesus, the Christ;   Samaria;   Shechem;   Scofield Reference Index - Bible Prayers;   Christ;   Thompson Chain Reference - Samaritans;   Thirst (Physical);   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Human Nature of Christ, the;   Wells;   Woman;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Shechem;   Wells and Springs;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - John, gospel of;   Women;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Sexuality, Human;   Woman;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Commentary;   Patience;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Samaritans;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gospels;   Jesus Christ;   Nicodemus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hour;   Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   John, the Gospel of;   Marriage;   Samaria, Samaritans;   Woman;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Messiah;   Mss;   Water;   Woman;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Attributes of Christ;   Children of God, Sons of God;   Dependence;   Discourse;   Family (Jewish);   Fig-Tree ;   Guest;   Ideas (Leading);   Individuality;   John (the Apostle);   Kenosis;   Patience ;   Premeditation;   Reality;   Sisters;   Waterpot ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jacob's Well;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Mount samaria;   Samaria;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ja'cob's Well,;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Drawer of Water;   Woman;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for May 9;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
A woman of Samaria came to draw water.
King James Version (1611)
There commeth a woman of Samaria to draw water: Iesus sayth vnto her, Giue me to drinke.
King James Version
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
English Standard Version
A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink."
New American Standard Bible
A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink."
New Century Version
When a Samaritan woman came to the well to get some water, Jesus said to her, "Please give me a drink."
Amplified Bible
Then a woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink"—
New American Standard Bible (1995)
There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink."
Legacy Standard Bible
A woman of Samaria *came to draw water. Jesus *said to her, "Give Me a drink."
Berean Standard Bible
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink."
Complete Jewish Bible
A woman from Shomron came to draw some water; and Yeshua said to her, "Give me a drink of water."
Darby Translation
A woman comes out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus says to her, Give me to drink
Easy-to-Read Version
A Samaritan woman came to the well to get some water, and Jesus said to her, "Please give me a drink."
Geneva Bible (1587)
There came a woman of Samaria to drawe water. Iesus sayd vnto her, Giue me drinke.
George Lamsa Translation
And there came a woman from Samaria to draw water; and Jesus said to her, Give me water to drink.
Good News Translation
A Samaritan woman came to draw some water, and Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink of water."
Lexham English Bible
A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me water to drink."
Literal Translation
A woman came out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, Give Me some to drink.
American Standard Version
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
Bible in Basic English
A woman of Samaria came to get water, and Jesus said to her, Give me some water.
Hebrew Names Version
A woman of Shomron came to draw water. Yeshua said to her, "Give me a drink."
International Standard Version
A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, "Please give me a drink."
Etheridge Translation
There came a woman from Shomreen to draw waters, and Jeshu said to her, Give me waters to drink.
Murdock Translation
And a woman from Samaria came to draw water. And Jesus said to her: Give me water to drink.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And there came a woman of Samaria to drawe water: Iesus sayth vnto her, geue me drynke.
English Revised Version
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
World English Bible
A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith to her, Give me to drink.
Weymouth's New Testament
Presently there came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus asked her to give Him some water;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And a womman cam fro Samarie, to drawe watir. And Jhesus seith to hir, Yyue me drynk.
Update Bible Version
There comes a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus says to her, Give me to drink.
Webster's Bible Translation
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith to her, Give me to drink.
New English Translation
A Samaritan woman came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me some water to drink."
New King James Version
A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink."
New Living Translation
Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, "Please give me a drink."
New Life Bible
A woman of Samaria came to get water. Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink."
New Revised Standard
A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith unto her - Give me to drink!
Douay-Rheims Bible
There cometh a woman of Samaria, to draw water. Jesus saith to her: Give me to drink.
Revised Standard Version
There came a woman of Samar'ia to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and there came a woman of Samaria to drawe water. And Iesus sayde vnto her: geve me drynke.
Young's Literal Translation
there cometh a woman out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith to her, `Give me to drink;'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then came there a woman of Samaria to drawe water. Iesus sayde vnto her: Geue me drynke.
Mace New Testament (1729)
where a woman of Samaria being come to draw water, Jesus said to her, give me to drink.
THE MESSAGE
A woman, a Samaritan, came to draw water. Jesus said, "Would you give me a drink of water?" (His disciples had gone to the village to buy food for lunch.)

Contextual Overview

4Jesus was riding through Samaria and 5came to a town called Sychar. It was right by a ranchito that Jacob had given his son Joseph. 6Jacob's well was near this small plot of land. Jesus dismounted and stretched his legs next to the well. He'd come a far piece for it just being noon and he was tired. 7About this time, a Samaritan woman came by to get some water and Jesus asked her, "Would you fetch me a drink, ma'am?" 8None of his cowboys were there because they'd gone into town to get some food. 9She nearly fell down when he asked her because Jews don't talk to Samaritans. She said, "Is there something wrong with you? Jews don't talk to Samaritans, and you're asking me to give you a drink?" 10Jesus replied, "If you had an inkling of the gift God has given, you would ask me for a drink, and I would give you living water." 11"Well, that might prove a tad difficult for you, sir. You don't even have a rope or a bucket. This well is very deep. So where are you going to get this living water? 12Do you think your water is better than our ancestor Jacob's? He drank from it himself, and it has sustained us and our livestock for generations." 13Jesus smiled as he kneeled down by the well and said, "Anyone who drinks this water will eventually get thirsty again.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Give: John 4:10, John 19:28, Genesis 24:43, 2 Samuel 23:15-17, 1 Kings 17:10, Matthew 10:42

Reciprocal: Genesis 24:11 - women go out to draw water Genesis 24:13 - daughters Genesis 24:17 - Let Judges 4:19 - Give me Ruth 2:9 - go Mark 11:12 - he was Luke 19:5 - he looked John 4:28 - General

Cross-References

Acts 10:35
He'll take in any stray who fears him and does what is right.
Romans 6:16
Don't you know that when ya hire onto an outfit, ya gotta do things the way they do 'em—whether ya hire onto sin's outfit, which leads to death, or ya sign on to ride for the Lord, which leads to life.
Romans 12:1
I'm saying this as if the God of mercy himself were standing right here. I urge each of you to offer up your lives into his outfit—this is how you really worship God.
Romans 14:18
Ride for Christ with an attitude like this and God will be pleased. Not only that, but you'll gain the respect of others.
Romans 15:16
that I am a hand for God tasked with gathering y'all remnants. I bring you good news, not bad news.
Ephesians 1:6
Now, we give him praise for what he did in giving us his son. Shoot, he gave us the blessing his son deserved.
1 Timothy 5:4
But don't step in to help if her family should be doing it. If they ride for the brand, let them take care of their own, tell them to do this. This is how they should honor their mothers and fathers. And plus, God likes it too.
Hebrews 11:4
It was Abel's heapin' of faith that helped him bring a sacrifice to God that was worthy of what it was supposed to be. Cain's was not. Abel's sacrifice showed his faith in God and God showed his approval. Even though Abel has long been in the grave, his example still speaks.
James 1:15
Then when desire calves out, it gives birth to sin, and when sin comes to full weight, it turns right into death.
1 Peter 2:5
And you are also living rocks God will use to construct a spiritual sanctuary. Not only that, but each of you cowboys are his holy men spreading his message. Your sacrifice will not be in blood, but in the life you give to God through Jesus Christ.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

There cometh a woman of Samaria,.... Or "out of Samaria"; not out of the city of Samaria, but out of the country of Samaria; out of Sychar, a city of Samaria: her coming was not by chance, but by the providence of God, and agreeably to his purpose, who orders all things according to the counsel of his will; and it is an amazing instance of grace, that a woman, a Samaritan woman, a lewd and infamous one, should be a chosen vessel of salvation, should be the object of divine favour, and be effectually called by the grace of God; when so many wise, learned, and religious men in Judea, were passed by; and not only so, but she was the happy means of conveying the knowledge of the Saviour to many of her neighbours: she came, indeed,

to draw water; for her present temporal use and service; she little thought of meeting at Jacob's well, with Christ the fountain of gardens, and well of living water; she came for natural water, having no notion of water in a spiritual sense: or of carrying back with her the water of life, even a well of it, springing up to everlasting life:

Jesus saith unto her, give me to drink; that is, water to drink, out of the pot or pitcher, she brought with her, for he was athirst; which is another proof of the truth of his human nature, and of his taking it, with the sinless infirmities of it: though indeed this request was made, to introduce a discourse with the woman, he having a more violent thirst, and a stronger desire, after the welfare of her immortal soul.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of Samaria - Not of the “city” of Samaria, for this was at a distance of 8 miles, but a woman who was a Samaritan, and doubtless from the city of Sychar.

Give me to drink - This was in the heat of the day, and when Jesus was weary with his journey. The request was also made that it might give him occasion to discourse with her on the subject of religion, and in this instance we have a specimen of the remarkably happy manner in which he could lead on a conversation so as to introduce the subject of religion.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 4:7. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water — That this was the employment of the females, we see in different parts of the Sacred Writings. See Genesis 24:11, c. Exodus 2:16, and the note at the end of that chapter. The Jews say that those who wished to get wives went to the wells where young women were accustomed to come and draw water; and it is supposed that women of ill fame frequented such places also. See several proofs in Schoettgen.


 
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