^5 (A) and on his way he came to the town of Sychar. It was near the field that Jacob had long ago given to his son Joseph. ^6-8 The well that Jacob had dug was still there, and Jesus sat down beside it because he was tired from traveling. It was noon, and after Jesus' disciples had gone into town to buy some food, a Samaritan woman came to draw water from the well.

Jesus asked her, “Would you please give me a drink of water?”