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Contemporary English Version

John 4:15

The woman replied, "Sir, please give me a drink of that water! Then I won't get thirsty and have to come to this well again."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blindness;   Jacob;   Jesus, the Christ;   Samaria;   Shechem;   Thirst;   Scofield Reference Index - Bible Prayers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Misunderstood Truth;   Samaritans;   Truth;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Shechem;   Wells and Springs;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - John, gospel of;   Women;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Sexuality, Human;   Water;   Woman;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Commentary;   Patience;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Samaritans;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gospels;   Jesus Christ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hour;   Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   John, the Gospel of;   Marriage;   Woman;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gospels;   Messiah;   Mss;   Sychar;   Woman;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Confession;   Discourse;   Example;   Humanity of Christ;   Individuality;   John (the Apostle);   Water (2);   Waterpot ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Samaritans;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Mount samaria;   Samaria;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ja'cob's Well,;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Come;   Sir;   Sychar;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Sir,” the woman said to him, “give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and come here to draw water.”
King James Version (1611)
The woman saith vnto him, Sir, giue me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
King James Version
The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
English Standard Version
The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water."
New American Standard Bible
The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water so that I will not be thirsty, nor come all the way here to draw water."
New Century Version
The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water so I will never be thirsty again and will not have to come back here to get more water."
Amplified Bible
The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I will not get thirsty nor [have to continually] come all the way here to draw."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty nor come all the way here to draw."
Legacy Standard Bible
The woman *said to Him, "Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty nor come back here to draw."
Berean Standard Bible
The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water."
Complete Jewish Bible
"Sir, give me this water," the woman said to him, "so that I won't have to be thirsty and keep coming here to draw water."
Darby Translation
The woman says to him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst nor come here to draw.
Easy-to-Read Version
The woman said to Jesus, "Sir, give me this water. Then I will never be thirsty again and won't have to come back here to get more water."
Geneva Bible (1587)
The woman said vnto him, Syr, giue me of that water, that I may not thirst, neither come hither to drawe.
George Lamsa Translation
The woman said to him, My lord, give me of this water, so that I may not thirst again, and need not come and draw from here.
Good News Translation
"Sir," the woman said, "give me that water! Then I will never be thirsty again, nor will I have to come here to draw water."
Lexham English Bible
The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or come here to draw water!"
Literal Translation
The woman said to Him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.
American Standard Version
The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come all the way hither to draw.
Bible in Basic English
The woman said to him, Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be in need again of drink and will not have to come all this way for it.
Hebrew Names Version
The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I don't get thirsty, neither come all the way here to draw."
International Standard Version
The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I won't get thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water."John 6:34; 17:2-3; Romans 6:23; 1 John 5:20;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
That woman saith to him, My Lord, give me of those waters, that I thirst not again, nor come to draw from hence.
Murdock Translation
The woman said to him: My lord, give me of these waters, that I may not thirst again, and may not come to draw from here.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The woman sayth vnto hym: Syr, geue me of that water, that I thyrst not, neither come hyther to drawe.
English Revised Version
The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come all the way hither to draw.
World English Bible
The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I don't get thirsty, neither come all the way here to draw."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
The woman saith to him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
Weymouth's New Testament
"Sir," said the woman, "give me that water, that I may never be thirsty, nor continually come all the way here to draw from the well."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The womman seith to hym, Sire, yyue me this watir, that Y thirste not, nether come hidur to drawe.
Update Bible Version
The woman says to him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, neither come all the way here to draw.
Webster's Bible Translation
The woman saith to him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, neither come hither to draw.
New English Translation
The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water."
New King James Version
The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw."
New Living Translation
"Please, sir," the woman said, "give me this water! Then I'll never be thirsty again, and I won't have to come here to get water."
New Life Bible
The woman said, "Sir, give me this water so I will never be thirsty. Then I will not have to come all this way for water."
New Revised Standard
The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The woman saith unto him - Sir! give me this water, that I thirst not, neither be coming hither to draw.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The woman said to him: Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw.
Revised Standard Version
The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
The woma sayd vnto him: Syr geve me of that water that I thyrst not nether come hedder to drawe.
Young's Literal Translation
The woman saith unto him, `Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The woman sayde vnto him: Syr, geue me that same water, that I thyrst not, nether nede to come hither to drawe.
Mace New Testament (1729)
sir, replied the woman, give me this water, that I may never be adry, nor come hither to draw more.
THE MESSAGE
The woman said, "Sir, give me this water so I won't ever get thirsty, won't ever have to come back to this well again!"
Simplified Cowboy Version
The woman quickly said, "I would take your water in a heartbeat. That way I wouldn't have to walk all the way out here to get water every day."

Contextual Overview

4 This time he had to go through Samaria, 5 and on his way he came to the town of Sychar. It was near the field that Jacob had long ago given to his son Joseph. 6The well that Jacob had dug was still there, and Jesus sat down beside it because he was tired from traveling. It was noon, and after Jesus' disciples had gone into town to buy some food, a Samaritan woman came to draw water from the well. Jesus asked her, "Would you please give me a drink of water?" 9 "You are a Jew," she replied, "and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink of water when Jews and Samaritans won't have anything to do with each other?" 10 Jesus answered, "You don't know what God wants to give you, and you don't know who is asking you for a drink. If you did, you would ask me for the water that gives life." 11 "Sir," the woman said, "you don't even have a bucket, and the well is deep. Where are you going to get this life-giving water? 12 Our ancestor Jacob dug this well for us, and his family and animals got water from it. Are you greater than Jacob?" 13 Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty again. 14 But no one who drinks the water I give will ever be thirsty again. The water I give is like a flowing fountain that gives eternal life." 15 The woman replied, "Sir, please give me a drink of that water! Then I won't get thirsty and have to come to this well again."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

give: John 6:26, John 6:34, John 17:2, John 17:3, Psalms 4:6, Romans 6:23, Romans 8:5, 1 Corinthians 2:14, 1 John 5:20, James 4:3

Cross-References

Genesis 4:24
Anyone who tries to get even with me will be punished ten times more than anyone who tries to get even with Cain."
Leviticus 26:18
Then, if you still refuse to obey me, I will punish you seven times for each of your sins,
Leviticus 26:21
If you keep rebelling against me, I'll punish you seven times worse, just as your sins deserve!
Leviticus 26:24
I'll remain your enemy and punish you even worse.
Leviticus 26:28
I'll really get furious and punish you terribly for your sins!
Psalms 59:11
Don't kill them, or everyone may forget! Just use your mighty power to make them tremble and fall. You are a shield for your people.
Psalms 79:12
Each of those nations sneered at you, our Lord. Now let others sneer at them, seven times as much.
Proverbs 6:31
And thieves who get caught must pay back seven times what was stolen and lose everything.
Ezekiel 9:4
"Walk through the city of Jerusalem and mark the forehead of anyone who is truly upset and sad about the disgusting things that are being done here."
Hosea 1:4
Then the Lord said, "Hosea, name your son Jezreel, because I will soon punish the descendants of King Jehu of Israel for the murders he committed in Jezreel Valley. I will destroy his kingdom,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The woman saith unto him, Sir,....

:-;

give me this water, that I thirst not. The Syriac and Persic versions add, "again":

neither come hither; the Ethiopic version adds here, "again";

to draw. This she said also, in the same sneering and scoffing way, as her talking of not thirsting and coming thither to draw water, shows; and it is as if she had said, pray give me some of this fine water you talk of, that I may never thirst again; and so have no occasion to be at all this fatigue and trouble, to come daily to this well for water: though some think, that she now spoke seriously, having some little knowledge of what our Lord meant by living water, but with a mixture of much ignorance, and that she heartily desired it; but the reason she gives, shows the contrary.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The woman said ... - It may seem strange that the woman did not yet understand him, but it shows how slow sinners are to understand the doctrines of religion.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 4:15. Give me this water — She did not as yet comprehend our Lord's meaning; but her curiosity was much excited, and this was the design of our Lord, that he might have her mind properly prepared to receive the great truths which he was about to announce.


 
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