“Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.”
Jesus answered, 'If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for water, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.' — the first of John's characteristic misunderstandings: the woman hears physical water, but Jesus means spiritual water. Living water (hydor zon) evokes both OT imagery of the Spirit and the eschatological promise of Zechariah 14:8. The gift of God is eternal life through Christ; Jesus' question reverses the power dynamic, making the woman the needy one.
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