24. God is a Spirit (a spiritual Being) and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth (reality).
25. The woman said to Him, I know that Messiah is coming, He Who is called the Christ (the Anointed One); and when He arrives, He will tell us everything we need to know and make it clear to us.
26. Jesus said to her, I Who now speak with you am He.
27. Just then His disciples came and they wondered (were surprised, astonished) to find Him talking with a woman [a married woman]. However, not one of them asked Him, What are You inquiring about? or What do You want? or, Why do You speak with her?
28. Then the woman left her water jar and went away to the town. And she began telling the people,
29. Come, see a Man Who has told me everything that I ever did! Can this be [is not this] the Christ? [Must not this be the Messiah, the Anointed One?]
30. So the people left the town and set out to go to Him.
31. Meanwhile, the disciples urged Him saying, Rabbi, eat something.
32. But He assured them, I have food (nourishment) to eat of which you know nothing and have no idea.
33. So the disciples said one to another, Has someone brought Him something to eat?
34. Jesus said to them, My food (nourishment) is to do the will (pleasure) of Him Who sent Me and to accomplish and completely finish His work.
35. Do you not say, It is still four months until harvest time comes? Look! I tell you, raise your eyes and observe the fields and see how they are already white for harvesting.
36. Already the reaper is getting his wages [he who does the cutting now has his reward], for he is gathering fruit (crop) unto life eternal, so that he who does the planting and he who does the reaping may rejoice together.
37. For in this the saying holds true, One sows and another reaps.
38. I sent you to reap a crop for which you have not toiled. Other men have labored and you have stepped in to reap the results of their work.