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John 4:12
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank thereof, himself and his children and his cattle?
John 4:12 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
John 4:12 in other translations
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”
Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his children and his livestock?”
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In context
9 Then that Samaritan woman saith to him: How dost thou, being a Jew; ask of me to drink, who am a Samaritan woman? For the Jews do not communicate with the Samaritans.
10 Jesus answered and said to her: If thou didst know the gift of God and who he is that saith to thee: Give me to drink; thou perhaps wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
11 The woman saith to him: Sir, thou hast nothing wherein to draw, and the well is deep. From whence then hast thou living water?
12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank thereof, himself and his children and his cattle?
13 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.
14 But the water that I will give him shall become in him a fountain of water, springing up into life everlasting.
15 The woman said to him: Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw.
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