John 4:7

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“When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.””

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BSBPD

“When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“there cometh a woman out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith to her, `Give me to drink;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 4:7 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 24:43Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar,’
  2. 2 Samuel 23:15David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
  3. 1 Kings 17:10So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.”
  4. Matthew 10:42And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
  5. John 4:10Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
  6. John 19:28After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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