(27)John answered and said: A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. (28)Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but I am sent before him. (29)He that has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy therefore is made full. (30)He must increase, but I must decrease. (31)He that comes from above is above all; he that is from the earth is of the earth, and speaks of the earth; he that comes from heaven is above all. (32)And what he has seen and heard, that he testifies; and his testimony no one receives. (33)He that received his testimony has set his seal, That God is true. (34)For he whom God sent forth speaks the words of God; for he gives not[3:34] the Spirit by measure. (35)The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand. (36)He that believes on the Son has everlasting life; and he that believes not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. IV. WHEN therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard, that Jesus made and immersed more disciples than John (2)(though Jesus himself immersed not, but his disciples), (3)he left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. (4)And he must go through Samaria. (5)He comes therefore to a city of Samaria, called Sychar[4:5], near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. (6)And Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with the journey, sat down thus on the well. It was about the sixth hour. (7)There comes a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus, says to her: Give me to drink. (8)For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. (9)The Samaritan woman therefore says to him: How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, being a Samaritan woman? For Jews do not associate with Samaritans. (10)Jesus answered and said to her: If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that says to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. (11)The woman says to him: Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. From whence then hast thou the living water. (12)Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? (13)Jesus answered and said to her: Every one that drinks of this water shall thirst again. (14)But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water, springing up into everlasting life. (15)The woman says to him: Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw.