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1 Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John—
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Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John—
2 although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples.
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although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples.
3 So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.
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So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.
4 Now he had to go through Samaria.
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Now he had to go through Samaria.
5 So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
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So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.
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Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.
7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?”
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When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?”
8 (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
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(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
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