John 4:13
New International Version
Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again,

New Living Translation
Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again.

English Standard Version
Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again,

Berean Standard Bible
Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.

Berean Literal Bible
Jesus answered and said to her, "Everyone drinking of this water will thirst again;

King James Bible
Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

New King James Version
Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again,

New American Standard Bible
Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again;

NASB 1995
Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again;

NASB 1977
Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water shall thirst again;

Legacy Standard Bible
Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again;

Amplified Bible
Jesus answered her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.

Christian Standard Bible
Jesus said, “Everyone who drinks from this water will get thirsty again.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jesus said, “Everyone who drinks from this water will get thirsty again.

American Standard Version
Jesus answered and said unto her, Every one that drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty again.

English Revised Version
Jesus answered and said unto her, Every one that drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus answered her, "Everyone who drinks this water will become thirsty again.

Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "Those who drink this water will get thirsty again,

International Standard Version
Jesus answered her, "Everyone who drinks this water will become thirsty again.

Majority Standard Bible
Jesus said to her, ?Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.

NET Bible
Jesus replied, "Everyone who drinks some of this water will be thirsty again.

New Heart English Bible
Jesus answered her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again,

Webster's Bible Translation
Jesus answered and said to her, Whoever drinketh of this water, shall thirst again:

Weymouth New Testament
"Every one," replied Jesus, "who drinks any of this water will be thirsty again;

World English Bible
Jesus answered her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who is drinking of this water will thirst again;

Berean Literal Bible
Jesus answered and said to her, "Everyone drinking of this water will thirst again;

Young's Literal Translation
Jesus answered and said to her, 'Every one who is drinking of this water shall thirst again;

Smith's Literal Translation
Jesus answered and said to her, All drinking of this water shall thirst again:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Jesus answered, and said to her: Whosoever drinketh of this water, shall thirst again; but he that shall drink of the water that I will give him, shall not thirst for ever:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Jesus responded and said to her: “All who drink from this water will thirst again. But whoever shall drink from the water that I will give to him will not thirst for eternity.

New American Bible
Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again;

New Revised Standard Version
Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Jesus answered and said to her, Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Yeshua answered and said to her, “Everyone who shall drink from these waters shall thirst again;
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Jesus answered and said to her: "Whoever drinks of this water, will thirst again;

Godbey New Testament
Jesus responded and said to her, Every one drinking of this water shall thirst again:

Haweis New Testament
Jesus answered and said unto her, Every one who drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

Mace New Testament
Jesus answered her, they that drink of this water, will be thirsty again:

Weymouth New Testament
"Every one," replied Jesus, "who drinks any of this water will be thirsty again;

Worrell New Testament
Jesus answered and said to her, "Every one who drinks of this water will thirst again;

Worsley New Testament
Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water, will thirst again;

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Audio Bible



Context
Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
12Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?” 13Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. 14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”…

Cross References
John 6:35
Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.

John 7:37-38
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”

Isaiah 55:1
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!

Revelation 21:6
And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.

Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.

Jeremiah 2:13
“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

Jeremiah 17:13
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.

Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Psalm 42:1-2
For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. / My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?

Psalm 63:1
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.

Isaiah 12:3
With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,

Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.

John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”

John 6:51
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”


Treasury of Scripture

Jesus answered and said to her, Whoever drinks of this water shall thirst again:

Whosoever.

John 6:27,49
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed…

Isaiah 65:13,14
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: …

Luke 16:24
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

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John 4
1. Jesus talks with a woman of Samaria, and reveals his identity to her.
27. His disciples marvel.
31. He declares to them his zeal for God's glory.
39. Many Samaritans believe on him.
43. He departs into Galilee, and heals the ruler's son that lay sick at Capernaum.














Jesus said to her
This phrase highlights Jesus' direct engagement with the Samaritan woman at the well, breaking cultural norms of the time. Jewish men typically did not speak publicly with women, especially Samaritan women, due to longstanding animosity between Jews and Samaritans (John 4:9). This interaction underscores Jesus' mission to reach all people, transcending social and ethnic barriers, as seen in His ministry to Gentiles and marginalized groups (Matthew 15:21-28).

Everyone who drinks this water
Here, "this water" refers to the physical water from Jacob's well, a significant historical and religious site for both Jews and Samaritans. The well symbolizes the old covenant and the limitations of the Law, which could not provide eternal satisfaction or salvation. The reference to "everyone" emphasizes the universal human condition of spiritual thirst and the inadequacy of earthly solutions to fulfill spiritual needs.

will be thirsty again
This phrase illustrates the temporary nature of physical and worldly solutions to spiritual problems. It echoes the theme of human insufficiency and the need for something greater, as seen in Ecclesiastes 1:8, where human desires are never fully satisfied. The statement foreshadows Jesus' offer of "living water" (John 4:14), which represents the Holy Spirit and eternal life, fulfilling prophecies like Isaiah 55:1-3 about God's provision of spiritual sustenance.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Jesus
The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who offers spiritual truths and eternal life.

2. The Samaritan Woman
A woman from Samaria who encounters Jesus at Jacob's well. Her interaction with Jesus reveals deep spiritual truths.

3. Jacob's Well
A historical and significant location in Samaria where Jesus meets the Samaritan woman. It symbolizes the old covenant and physical sustenance.

4. Samaria
A region between Judea and Galilee, often avoided by Jews due to historical enmity, highlighting Jesus' breaking of social barriers.

5. The Disciples
Followers of Jesus who are absent during the initial conversation but later return, witnessing the impact of Jesus' teaching.
Teaching Points
The Temporary vs. the Eternal
Earthly solutions and pleasures are temporary and cannot satisfy our deepest needs. Only Jesus offers eternal satisfaction.

Spiritual Thirst
Recognize the spiritual thirst within us that only Jesus can quench. Pursue a relationship with Him to find true fulfillment.

Breaking Barriers
Jesus' interaction with the Samaritan woman teaches us to break social and cultural barriers to share the Gospel.

Living Water
Understand that the living water Jesus offers is the Holy Spirit, who indwells believers and provides continual spiritual nourishment.

Evangelism
Like the Samaritan woman, once we encounter Jesus, we are called to share our experience and lead others to Him.(13, 14) Whosoever drinketh of this water.--Jesus does not answer her question, but asserts the universal recurrence of thirst, after even the water of Jacob's well, to lead her to the thought that His "living water" is something widely different.

Verse 13. - Jesus answered and said to her - leaving the question of his superiority to "our father Jacob" to be settled when she should understand him better - Every one who drinketh (is in the habit of drinking) from this water, or any similar fountain, will thirst again. Earthly desires obtain temporary satisfaction, and then resume their sway. Our whole life is made up of intermittent desires and partial satisfaction, of passion and satiation, of ennui and then of some new longing. This flow and ebb, ebb and flow, of desire belong to the very nature of human appetite. More than that, human desire is never really satiated. Our souls can never be at rest till they find rest in God. This water, even from the well of Jacob, is no exception to the rule.

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Greek
Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

said
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

to her,
αὐτῇ (autē)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“Everyone
Πᾶς (Pas)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

who
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

drinks
πίνων (pinōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4095: To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe.

this
τούτου (toutou)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

water
ὕδατος (hydatos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 5204: Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively.

will be thirsty
διψήσει (dipsēsei)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1372: To thirst for, desire earnestly. From a variation of dipsos; to thirst for.

again.
πάλιν (palin)
Adverb
Strong's 3825: Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.


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