John Chapter 4 verse 11 Holy Bible

ASV John 4:11

The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then hast thou that living water?
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BBE John 4:11

The woman said to him, Sir, you have no vessel and the fountain is deep; from where will you get the living water?
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DARBY John 4:11

The woman says to him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then hast thou the living water?
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KJV John 4:11

The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
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WBT John 4:11


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WEB John 4:11

The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. From where then have you that living water?
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YLT John 4:11

The woman saith to him, `Sir, thou hast not even a vessel to draw with, and the well is deep; whence, then, hast thou the living water?
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 11. - The answer of the woman shows that, though startled as Jesus meant her to be by his self-assertion, she had not moved out of the limited region of her own thoughts - her physical thirst, her daily needs, and common appliances for meeting them. There is a touch of humour for this light-hearted creature in the contrast between the large offer and the apparent helplessness of the Offerer. God's folly is compared with man's wisdom; God's weakness is set over against man's strength. Sir (my master - a phrase here of simple courtesy, yet showing some advance on what had gone before, "Thou being a Jew"), neither hast thou the vessel to draw with, and, moreover, the well is deep (see above on ver. 6). The water of this well cannot be lifted without an ἄντλημα, and, when the water is reached, it is still open to question whether it be living, flowing water or not. Whence then hast thou the living water of which thou hast spoken?

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) The woman saith unto him, Sir . . .--Her tone changes to one of respect. Something in His voice and manner, it may be, has touched her. She does not understand His words, but she is conscious of their latent force. She feels the presence of One who teaches with authority, and the "Thou, being a Jew," passes to the reverential "Sir." Still, she does not see how He can give her living water. Where will He get it? He has no means for drawing it, and the water in the well is far below His reach. His word, too, strikes her, and she dwells on it;--"that living water." She thinks of spring water, as in Genesis 26:19, and Leviticus 14:5, where the Hebrew is "living water." He cannot draw from that well. Does He mean to say that He knows of another, with better water? The word used here for "well" is different from that in John 4:6, where the surface only was thought of. Here, and in the next verse, the depth is prominent, and we have the same word, which is rendered "pit," in Luke 14:5.