8. (His disciples had gone into town to buy food.)
9. The woman answered, “You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan — so how can you ask me for a drink?” (Jews will not use the same cups and bowls that Samaritans use.)
10. Jesus answered, “If only you knew what God gives and who it is that is asking you for a drink, you would ask him, and he would give you life-giving water.”
11. “Sir,” the woman said, “you haven't got a bucket, and the well is deep. Where would you get that life-giving water?