John 4 · Verse 7

John 4:7

There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
John 4:7, King James Version

John 4:7 in other translations

BSBWhen a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
WEBA woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.”
ASVThere cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
YLTthere cometh a woman out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith to her, ‘Give me to drink;'
DARBYA woman comes out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus says to her, Give me to drink
BBEA woman of Samaria came to get water, and Jesus said to her, Give me some water.
WebsterThere cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith to her, Give me to drink.

What does John 4:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 4:6-8

6-8. wearied ... sat thus--that is, "as you might fancy a weary man would"; an instance of the graphic style of St. John [Webster and Wilkinson]. In fact, this is perhaps the most human of all the scenes of our Lord's earthly history. We seem to be beside Him, overhearing all that is here recorded, nor could any painting of the scene on canvas, however perfect, do other than lower the conception which this exquisite…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 7. 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.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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 Gen 24:11, etc.; Exo 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.

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…

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John 4:7 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἜρχεταιErchetaiComesG2064
γυνὴgunēa womanG1135
ἐκekout ofG1537
τῆςtēs<the>G3588
ΣαμαρείαςSamareiasSamariaG4540
ἀντλῆσαιantlēsaito drawG501
ὕδωρ.hudōrwater.G5204
λέγειlegeiSaysG3004
αὐτῇautēato herG846
ὁho<the>G3588
Ἰησοῦς·IēsousJesus;G2424
δόςdosdo giveG1325
μοιmoiMeG3165
πεῖν.peinto drink.G4095

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 4:7

  • Matthew 10:42

    And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

  • 1 Kings 17:10

    So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

  • John 19:28

    After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

  • Genesis 24:43

    Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

  • 2 Samuel 23:15-17

    And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth–lehem, which is by the gate! And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth–lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord. And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Give.
10; 19:28; Ge 24:43; 2Sa 23:15-17; 1Ki 17:10; Mt 10:42

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 4:6

    Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.

  • John 4:7

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

  • John 4:8

    (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

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John 4:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Vino una mujer de Samaria á sacar agua: y Jesús le dice: Dame de beber.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Une femme de la Samarie vient pour puiser de l’eau. Jésus lui dit: Donne-moi à boire
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da kommt ein Weib aus Samaria, Wasser zu schöpfen. Jesus spricht zu ihr: Gib mir zu trinken.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Venit mulier de Samaria haurire aquam. Dicit ei Jesus: Da mihi bibere.