Early in the morning of a certain day, Jesus and his disciples arrived near the well, which Jacob made and gave to his son Joseph. Jesus being wearied with the journey, sat down by the well, upon the stone of the well. The disciples went to the city to buy food. Then a woman of Samaria came to the well to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me to drink." The woman answered, "Are you not ashamed that you, being a Hebrew, ask drink of me, a Samaritan woman?" Jesus answered, "O woman, if you knew who he is that asks you for drink, perhaps you would have asked of him for drink." The woman answered, "Now how should you give me to drink, seeing you have no vessel to draw the water, nor rope, and the well is deep?" Jesus answered, "O woman, whoever drinks of the water of this well, thirst comes to him again, but whosoever drinks of the water that I give, has no more thirst, and they come to eternal life."

She said, "O Lord, give me of your water." Jesus answered, "Go call your husband, and to both of you I will give to drink." The woman said, "I have no husband." Jesus answered, "Well, you said the truth, for you have had five husbands, and he whom you have now is not your husband."

The woman was confounded hearing this, and said, "O Lord, perhaps you are the Messiah." Jesus answered, "I am indeed sent to the House of Israel as a prophet of salvation; but after me will come the Messiah, sent of God to the entire world; for whom God has made the world."

The woman left her water pot and ran to the city to announce all that she had heard from Jesus. She entered into the city and said, "O men come, and see a new prophet sent of God to the House of Israel." She recounted to them all that she had heard from Jesus. The multitude came to see Jesus and they besought him to abide with them. Therefore, he entered into the city and abode there two days; healing all the sick, and teaching concerning the kingdom of God.