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John 4:10-11 GW Jesus replied to her, "If you only knew what God's gift is and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked him for a drink. He would have given you living water." (11) The woman said to him, "Sir, you don't have anything to use to get water, and the well is deep. So where are you going to get this living water?
John 4:14-15 GW But those who drink the water that I will give them will never become thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give them will become in them a spring that gushes up to eternal life." (15) The woman told Jesus, "Sir, give me this water...
John 4:25-26 GW The woman said to him, "I know that the Messiah is coming. When he comes, he will tell us everything [or, teach us all things openly]." (Messiah is the one called Christ.) (26) Jesus told her, "I am he, and I am speaking to you now."
*** These Bible verses are important so as to be able to understand much of what Jesus taught. We here see Jesus tell the woman at the well she needed to accept life giving waters from him, and those waters would well up in her to impart everlasting life. Recognizing Jesus as the Messiah, she replied that she knew the Messiah was coming and he would teach them all things openly. The woman thus recognized the water Jesus told her to accept was the teachings he brought her. That's important to understand because throughout Jesus's teachings you will hear him talk about accepting his water, drinking his blood, (John 6:53-58) eating his flesh, and gathering to feed on his remains (or his body). (Mat 24:3 and Mat 24:21-28) Jesus also said his own food was to be doing the will of his Father. (John 4:34) All these descriptive terms by Jesus mean simply that we must become infused with Jesus's teachings because they are his Father's teachings and provide life. They must become our food so they are what we are made of and who we are. We must realize they are the sustenance of our life. (John 17:3) That's why he said he is the bread that came down from heaven. (John 6:28-33 and John 6:35-40) He wasn't kidding! An intimate knowledge of his teachings become an internal spring that wells up inside you to impart everlasting life. Viewed another way: Your personal knowledge of what Christ taught is your source for God's spirit. (John 14:25-27) God's spirit, then, is what will keep you alive during the destruction of this dying world system. (Luke 21:28) A personal knowledge of the teachings of Christ seem to equate with the return to mankind of the tree of life.
John 4:10-11 CEV Jesus answered, "You don't know what God wants to give you, and you don't know who is asking you for a drink. If you did, you would ask me for the water that gives life." (11) "Sir," the woman said, "you don't even have a bucket, and the well is deep. Where are you going to get this life-giving water?
John 4:14-15 CEV But no one who drinks the water I give will ever be thirsty again. The water I give is like a flowing fountain that gives eternal life." (15) The woman replied, "Sir, please give me a drink of that water...
John 4:25-26 CEV The woman said, "I know that the Messiah will come. He is the one we call Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us." (26) "I am that one," Jesus told her, "and I am speaking to you now."
John 4:10-11 GNB Jesus answered, "If you only 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 don't have a bucket, and the well is deep. Where would you get that life-giving water?
John 4:14-15 GNB but those who drink the water that I will give them will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give them will become in them a spring which will provide them with life-giving water and give them eternal life." (15) "Sir," the woman said, "give me that water...
John 4:25-26 GNB The woman said to him, "I know that the Messiah will come, and when he comes, he will tell us everything." (26) Jesus answered, "I am he, I who am talking with you."
John 4:10-11 ESV Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water." (11) The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water?
John 4:14-15 ESV but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." (15) The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water...
John 4:25-26 ESV The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things." (26) Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am he."
John 4:10-11 ALT Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the free gift of God and who is the One saying to you, 'Give Me to drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." (11) The woman says to Him, "Lord, You do not even have a vessel to draw with, and the well is deep; from where then do You have this living water?
John 4:14-15 ALT "But whoever drinks of the water which I will give to him will by no means thirst into the age [fig., ever thirst again]! But the water which I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life!" (15) The woman says to Him, "Lord, give this water to me...
John 4:25-26 ALT The woman says to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming, the one being called Christ, when that One comes He will tell us all things." (26) Jesus says to her, "I am, the One speaking to you."
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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