John 4:11–13
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?
The woman saith vnto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to drawe with, and the Well is deepe: from whence then hast thou that liuing water?
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Art thou greater then our father Iacob, which gaue vs the Well, and dranke thereof himselfe, and his children, and his cattell?
Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
Iesus answered, and said vnto her, Whosoeuer drinketh of this water, shall thirst againe:
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From verse 11
- 1 Corinthians 2:14Rank 1 from verse 11
14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
14But the naturall man receiueth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishnesse vnto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
From verse 12
- Matthew 12:42Rank 2 from verse 12
42The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
42*The Queene of the South shall rise vp in the iudgement with this generation, and shall condemne it: for she came from the vttermost parts of the earth to heare the wisedome of Solomon, and behold, a greater then Solomon is here.
- Hebrews 3:3Rank 3 from verse 12
- Isaiah 53:2–3Rank 4 from verse 12
2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
2For he shall grow vp before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a drie ground: hee hath no forme nor comelinesse: and when wee shall see him, there is no beautie that we should desire him.
3*‖He is despised and reiected of men, a man ofsorrows, and acquainted with griefe: and we hid as it were our faces from him; hee was despised, and wee esteemed him not.
From verse 13
27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
27‖Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth vnto euerlasting life, which the Sonne of man shall giue vnto you: *for him hath God the Father sealed.
- Isaiah 65:13–14Rank 2 from verse 13
13Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
14Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
13Therefore thus saith the LORD God; Behold, my seruants shall eate, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my seruants shall drinke, but yee shall be thirstie: behold, my seruants shall reioyce, but yee shall be ashamed.
14†Behold, my seruants shall sing for ioy of heart, but yee shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howle for vexation of spirit.
- Luke 16:24Rank 3 from verse 13
24And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
24And he cried, and said, Father Abraham, haue mercy on mee, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and coole my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.
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John 4:11
A respectful form of address to a man or male superior, similar to lord or master in polite address.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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1. To pull or drag. 2. To bring, lead, or attract. 3. To take out or extract. 4. To make a line.
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1. In a good, right, or sound manner. 2. A source of water.
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Sense 1: Great in depth, or a place far beneath the surface. Sense 2: The sea, an abyss of waters, or deep waters. Sense 3: Profound, hidden, or difficult to reach or understand.
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From what or which place, person, source, origin, cause, or condition.
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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.
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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.
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John 4:12
1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.
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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.
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1. In a good, right, or sound manner. 2. A source of water.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of drink (to take liquid into the mouth and swallow it).
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Of that or those previously mentioned; of it or of them.
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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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John 4:13
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Whoever; any person who, without restriction in the stated class.
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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: A strong need or desire for drink; by figure, an intense desire for something. Sense 2: To feel thirst; by figure, to desire intensely.
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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
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4:1WHEN therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
4:1¶ When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Iesus made and baptized moe disciples then Iohn,
4:2(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)
4:2(Though Iesus himselfe baptized not, but his disciples:)
4:3He left Judæa, and departed again into Galilee.
4:3He left Iudea, and departed againe into Galile.
4:4And he must needs go through Samaria.
4:4And hee must needs goe thorow Samaria.
4:5Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
4:5Then commeth he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, neere to the parcell of ground *that Iacob gaue to his sonne Ioseph.
4:6Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
4:6Now Iacobs Well was there. Iesus therefore being wearied with his iourney, sate thus on the Well: and it was about the sixth houre.
4:7There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
4:7There commeth a woman of Samaria to draw water: Iesus sayth vnto her, Giue me to drinke.
4:8(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
4:8For his disciples were gone away vnto the city to buy meate.
4:9Then 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.
4:9Then saith the woman of Samaria vnto him, How is it that thou, being a Iewe, askest drinke of me, which am a woman of Samaria? For the Iewes haue no dealings with the Samaritanes.
4:10Jesus 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.
4:10Iesus answered, and said vnto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that sayth to thee, Giue me to drinke; thou wouldest haue asked of him, and hee would haue giuen thee liuing water.
4:11The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
4:11The woman saith vnto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to drawe with, and the Well is deepe: from whence then hast thou that liuing water?
Selected passage4:12Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
4:12Art thou greater then our father Iacob, which gaue vs the Well, and dranke thereof himselfe, and his children, and his cattell?
Selected passage4:13Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
4:13Iesus answered, and said vnto her, Whosoeuer drinketh of this water, shall thirst againe:
Selected passage4:14But 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.
4:14But whosoeuer drinketh of the water that I shal giue him, shall neuer thirst: but the water that I shall giue him, shalbe in him a well of water springing vp into euerlasting life.
4:15The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
4:15The woman saith vnto him, Sir, giue me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
4:16Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
4:16Iesus saith vnto her, Goe, call thy husband, and come hither.
4:17The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
4:17The woman answered, and said, I haue no husband. Iesus said vnto her, Thou hast well said, I haue no husband:
4:18For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
4:18For thou hast had fiue husbands, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband: In that saidest thou truely.
4:19The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
4:19The woman saith vnto him, Sir, I perceiue that thou art a Prophet.
4:20Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
4:20Our fathers worshipped in this mountaine, and ye say, that *in Hierusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
4:21Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
4:21Iesus saith vnto her, Woman, beleeue me, the houre commeth when ye shall neither in this mountaine, nor yet at Hierusalem, worship the Father.
4:22Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
4:22Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for saluation is of the Iewes.
4:23But 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.
4:23But the houre commeth, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit, and in trueth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
4:24God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
4:24*God is a Spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit, and in trueth.
4:25The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
4:25The woman saith vnto him, I know that Messias commeth, which is called Christ: when he is come, hee will tell vs all things.
4:26Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
4:26Iesus sayth vnto her, I that speake vnto thee, am hee.