John 4:11
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?
John 4:11 in other translations
| BSB | “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water? |
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| WEB | The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. So where do you get that living water? |
| ASV | The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then hast thou that living water? |
| YLT | The woman saith to him, ‘Sir, thou hast not even a vessel to draw with, and the well is deep; whence, then, hast thou the living water? |
| DARBY | The woman says to him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then hast thou the living water? |
| BBE | The woman said to him, Sir, you have no vessel and the fountain is deep; from where will you get the living water? |
| Webster | The woman saith to him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? |
What does John 4:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 4:9-12
9-12. How is it that thou--not altogether refusing, yet wondering at so unusual a request from a Jew, as His dress and dialect would at once discover Him to be, to a Samaritan. for, &c.--It is this national antipathy that gives point to the parable of the good Samaritan (Lu 10:30-37), and the thankfulness of the Samaritan leper (Lu 17:16, 18).
Barnes' Notes
The well is deep. If the same one that is there now, it was about 100 feet deep.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 4:4-26
There was great hatred between the Samaritans and the Jews. Christ's road from Judea to Galilee lay through Samaria. We should not go into places of temptation but when we needs must; and then must not dwell in them, but hasten through them. We have here our Lord Jesus under the common fatigue of travellers. Thus we see that he was truly a man. Toil came in with sin; therefore Christ, having made himself a curse for…
John 4:11 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 4:11
- 1 Corinthians 2:14
But 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.
- John 3:4
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
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Context
- John 4:10
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 4:11
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?
- John 4:12
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
John 4:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | La mujer le dice: Señor, no tienes con qué sacar la, y el pozo es hondo: ¿de dónde, pues, tienes el agua viva? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | La femme lui dit: Seigneur, tu n’as rien pour puiser, et le puits est profond; d’où as-tu donc cette eau vive? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Das Weib spricht zu ihm: Herr, du hast kein Schöpfgefäß, und der Brunnen ist tief; woher hast du denn das lebendige Wasser? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dicit ei mulier: Domine, neque in quo haurias habes, et puteus altus est: unde ergo habes aquam vivam? |