John 4:15-21 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

15. The woman replied, “Sir, please give me a drink of that water! Then I won't get thirsty and have to come to this well again.”

16. Jesus told her, “Go and bring your husband.”

17-18. The woman answered, “I don't have a husband.”“That's right,” Jesus replied, “you're telling the truth. You don't have a husband. You have already been married five times, and the man you are now living with isn't your husband.”

19. The woman said, “Sir, I can see that you are a prophet.

20. My ancestors worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews say Jerusalem is the only place to worship.”

21. Jesus said to her:Believe me, the time is coming when you won't worship the Father either on this mountain or in Jerusalem.

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