12 You aren’t greater than our father Jacob,(A) are you? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and livestock.”

13 Jesus said, “Everyone who drinks from this water will get thirsty again. 14 But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again.(B) In fact, the water I will give him will become a well[a](C) of water springing up in him for eternal life.”(D)

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  1. 4:14 Or spring

12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well(A) and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?”

13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.(B) Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water(C) welling up to eternal life.”(D)

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