Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.†
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
John 4:6 in context
John 4:3–9
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he left Judea and departed into Galilee.
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He needed to pass through Samaria.
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So he came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
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Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.†
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A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.”
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For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
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