18. "You’ve had five husbands, and the man you are with now isn’t your husband. You’ve spoken the truth."
19. The woman said, "Sir, I see that you are a prophet.
20. Our ancestors worshipped on this mountain, but you and your people say that it is necessary to worship in Jerusalem."
21. Jesus said to her, "Believe me, woman, the time is coming when you and your people will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
22. You and your people worship what you don’t know; we worship what we know because salvation is from the Jews.
23. But the time is coming—and is here!—when true worshippers will worship in spirit and truth. The Father looks for those who worship him this way.
24. God is spirit, and it is necessary to worship God in spirit and truth."
25. The woman said, "I know that the Messiah is coming, the one who is called the Christ. When he comes, he will teach everything to us."
26. Jesus said to her, "I Am—the one who speaks with you."
27. Just then, Jesus’ disciples arrived and were shocked that he was talking with a woman. But no one asked, "What do you want?" or "Why are you talking with her?"
28. The woman put down her water jar and went into the city. She said to the people,
29. "Come and see a man who has told me everything I’ve done! Could this man be the Christ?"
30. They left the city and were on their way to see Jesus.
31. In the meantime the disciples spoke to Jesus, saying, "Rabbi, eat."
32. Jesus said to them, "I have food to eat that you don’t know about."