The Life of Jesus

But whosoeuer drinketh of the water that I shall giue him, shall neuer be more a thirst: but the water that I shall giue him, shalbe in him a well of water, springing vp into euerlasting life.

The woman said vnto him, Syr, giue me of that water, that I may not thirst, neither come hither to drawe.

Iesus said vnto her, Go, call thine husband, and come hither.

The woman answered, and saide, I haue no husband. Iesus said vnto her, Thou hast well said, I haue no husband.

For thou hast had fiue husbands, and he whom thou nowe hast, is not thine husband: that saidest thou truely.

The woman saide vnto him, Sir, I see that thou art a Prophet.

Our fathers worshipped in this mountaine, and ye say, that in Ierusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

Iesus saide vnto her, Woman, beleeue me, the houre commeth, when ye shall neither in this mountaine, nor at Hierusalem worship ye Father.

Ye worship that which ye knowe not: we worship that which we knowe: for saluation is of the Iewes.

But the houre commeth, and nowe is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit, and trueth: for the Father requireth euen such to worship him.

God is a Spirite, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and trueth.

The woman said vnto him, I knowe well that Messias shall come which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell vs all things.

Iesus said vnto her, I am he, that speake vnto thee.

And vpon that, came his disciples, and marueiled that he talked with a woman: yet no man said vnto him, What askest thou? or why talkest thou with her?

The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the citie, and said to the men,

Come, see a man which hath tolde me all things that euer I did: is not he that Christ?

Then they went out of the citie, and came vnto him.

In the meane while, the disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eate.

But he said vnto them, I haue meate to eate that ye know not of.

Then said ye disciples betweene themselues, Hath any man brought him meate?

Iesus saide vnto them, My meate is that I may doe the will of him that sent me, and finish his worke.

Say not ye, There are yet foure moneths, and then commeth haruest? Beholde, I say vnto you, Lift vp your eyes, and looke on the regions: for they are white alreadie vnto haruest.

And he that reapeth, receiueth rewarde, and gathereth fruite vnto life eternall, that both he that soweth, and he that reapeth, might reioyce together.

For herein is the saying true, that one soweth, and an other reapeth.

I sent you to reape that, whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entred into their labours.