1. The Pharisees heard that Jesus was winning and baptizing more disciples than John.
2. But in fact Jesus was not baptizing. His disciples were.
3. When the Lord found out about all this, he left Judea. He went back to Galilee again.
4. Jesus had to go through Samaria.
5. He came to a town in Samaria called Sychar. It was near the piece of land Jacob had given his son Joseph.
6. Jacob's well was there. Jesus was tired from the journey. So he sat down by the well. It was about noon.
7. A woman from Samaria came to get some water. Jesus said to her, "Will you give me a drink?"
8. His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.