Bible Verses About Modern Samaria

But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.

But when a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, he looked at him and had compassion.

He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’

Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.

“Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?

Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”

He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

Now He had to pass through Samaria.

So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.

The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”

“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.

And many more believed because of His message.

They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.