World English Bible

John 4:6

“Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.”

Verse in context — John 4

He needed to pass through Samaria.

So he came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son, Joseph.

Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink.

For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.

A theological portrait of Jesus as the Son of God who brings eternal life.