John 4:11

The woman saith vnto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to drawe with, and the Well is deepe: from whence then hast thou that liuing water?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

She *said to Him, "Sir, You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep; where then do You get that living water?
- New American Standard Version (1995)

The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then hast thou that living water?
- American Standard Version (1901)

The woman said to him, Sir, you have no vessel and the fountain is deep; from where will you get the living water?
- Basic English Bible

The woman says to him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then hast thou the living water?
- Darby Bible

The woman saith to him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
- Webster's Bible

Sir, she said, "you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; so where can you get the living water from?
- Weymouth Bible

The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. From where then have you that living water?
- World English Bible

The womman seith to him, Sire, thou hast not where ynne to drawe, and the pit is deep; wherof thanne hast thou quik watir?
- Wycliffe Bible

The woman saith to him, `Sir, thou hast not even a vessel to draw with, and the well is deep; whence, then, hast thou the living water?
- Youngs Literal Bible

Wesley's Notes for John 4:11

4:9 How dost thou - Her open simplicity appears from her very first words. The Jews have no dealings - None by way of friendship. They would receive no kind of favour from them.

4:10 If thou hadst known the gift - The living water; and who it is - He who alone is able to give it: thou wouldst have asked of him - On those words the stress lies. Water - In like manner he draws the allegory from bread, #John 6:27|, and from light, 8:12; the first, the most simple, necessary, common, and salutary things in nature. Living water - The Spirit and its fruits. But she might the more easily mistake his meaning, because living water was a common phrase among the Jews for spring water.

4:12 Our father Jacob - So they fancied he was; whereas they were, in truth, a mixture of many nations, placed there by the king of Assyria, in the room of the Israelites whom he had carried away captive, #2Kings 17:24|. Who gave us the well - In Joseph their supposed forefather: and drank thereof - So even he had no better water than this.