Jesus and the Samaritan Woman

We have seen that the gospel according to John shows the personal and private ministry of Jesus with individuals. In chapter 3 the Lord dealt with Nicodemus, a man from the self-righteous, formalistic Pharisees, who had been taught that one cannot enter the kingdom unless he is born again by the Spirit of God. Now the Savoir confronts an entirely different person, who is also one of the sheep entrusted to Him of the Father. The Samaritan woman belonged to a people despised by the Jews. Besides,...