💫WEB · John 4:26

What does John 4:26 mean?

"Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who speaks to you.”"

— John 4:26 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

23

But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshipers.

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God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

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The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah comes, he who is called Christ. When he has come, he will declare to us all things.”

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Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who speaks to you.”

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At this, his disciples came. They marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, “What are you looking for?” or, “Why do you speak with her?”

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So the woman left her water pot, and went away into the city, and said to the people,

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“Come, see a man who told me everything that I did. Can this be the Christ?”

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