John 4 is the fourth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The major part of this chapter recalls Jesus' interaction with the Samaritan woman at the well in Sychar. In verses 43-54, he returns to Galilee, where he heals a royal official's son.
John 4:9-10 on the verso side of Papyrus 63, c. AD 500.
Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well by Angelica Kauffman, 1796.
Samaritan woman at the well
The Samaritan woman at the well is a figure from the Gospel of John. John 4:4–42 relates her conversation with Jesus at Jacob's Well near the city of Sychar.
Christ and the Samaritan Woman, by Duccio di Buoninsegna
The Water of Life Discourse between Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well by Angelika Kauffmann, 17th–18th century
Eastern Orthodox icon of Saint Photine meeting Christ
Samaritan woman at the well 1651 by Gervais Drouet