--- title: "John 4:12-27 KJV - \"Art thou greater than our father Jacob...\" | Real Bible Believers" description: "\"Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? Jesus\" β€” Read John 4:12-27 in the King James Version (KJV) with commentary, cross references, and Greek/Hebrew lexicon." image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/kjv/john/4/12-27" --- [ Read](/kjv/john/4)[ Commentary](/study/john/4)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/john/4) Audio ## John 4:12-27 in Context (Verses 9–30 KJV) [9 ](/kjv/john/4/9) Then 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. [10 ](/kjv/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. [11 ](/kjv/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? [12 ](/kjv/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? [13 ](/kjv/john/4/13) Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: [14 ](/kjv/john/4/14) But 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. [15 ](/kjv/john/4/15) The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. [16 ](/kjv/john/4/16) Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. [17 ](/kjv/john/4/17) The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: [18 ](/kjv/john/4/18) For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. [19 ](/kjv/john/4/19) The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. [20 ](/kjv/john/4/20) Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. [21 ](/kjv/john/4/21) Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. [22 ](/kjv/john/4/22) Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. [23 ](/kjv/john/4/23) But 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. [24 ](/kjv/john/4/24) God *is* a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship *him* in spirit and in truth. [25 ](/kjv/john/4/25) The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. [26 ](/kjv/john/4/26) Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am *he.* [27 ](/kjv/john/4/27) ΒΆ And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? [28 ](/kjv/john/4/28) The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, [29 ](/kjv/john/4/29) Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? [30 ](/kjv/john/4/30) Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 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