Jesus Talked with a Woman at a Well

John 4:1-42

Jesus and His helpers were on a long journey.

They were traveling from Judea back to Galilee, where Jesus lived. On the journey, they passed through another country, called Samaria. They stopped in Samaria at a water well near a city called Sychar. 

A water well is a deep hole in the ground that has water for drinking. This well was called Jacob’s Well because it once belonged to the man named Jacob, who God renamed Israel.

Jesus was tired and thirsty. There was water in the well. But Jesus didn’t have a jar to get the water out of the well. 

Soon, a woman came to the well to get water. She brought a jar so she could bring water home from the well. She was all by herself.

Jesus asked the woman, “Will you give me a drink of water?”

The woman was surprised. She said, “How can you ask me for a drink? You are from a different country. People from Your county usually don’t talk to people from my country.”

Jesus told the woman, “You don't know who is asking you for a drink of water. If you did, you would have asked Him for something better than the water from this well."

Jesus knew that God knew all about the woman and cared for her. Jesus wanted to help her know about God.

Jesus also told the woman about wrong things she had done. Again, the woman was surprised. Jesus knew all about her and He still cared about her. She knew then that Jesus was someone very special. 
She listened carefully as Jesus told her about something wonderful. Jesus told her that He was the Savior that God had promised to send into the world. That was why Jesus knew about her! Jesus, the Son of God, knew who she was.

The woman was happy! She left her jar at the well and ran back to the town.

She told her neighbors all about Jesus. Many people came from the town. They were glad to meet Jesus.

Jesus knew all about the woman. Jesus knows who we are, too!


Bible Paraphrase: He cares for you. (Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. – 1 Peter 5:7 NIV)

Text Truth: Jesus knows who we are.

Activities You Can Do at Home

Edible Well

You’ll Need: Bible, cheese cubes

• Guide your child to make a well by stacking cheese cubes in a circle.
• Take turns with your child, eating the “well” brick by brick. As each of you takes a brick, say one thing Jesus knows about us. 
• Open the Bible to John 4 and tell the story about the woman at the well, whom Jesus knew all about.

Make a Book of Family and Friends

You’ll Need: sheets of paper, photos of family and friends, pens, pencils, crayons, washable markers, whole punch, stapler or brad fasteners or string

• Make a book with one page for each of your child’s family members and friends. 
• Try to include a photo on each person’s page and write what you know about that person such as birthday, favorite color, favorite food, etc. 
• Bind the pages into a book by either stapling the pages, or by punching holes in the pages and binding them with brad fasteners or string.
• As you work, talk about what you know about people in the book and that Jesus knows all about who we are. 

Nap Time Idea

You’ll Need: Soft music on CD or MP3, smart phone and app to record and play back recordings

• If you can, record yourself reading Bible stories.
• When it is your child’s nap time, play soft music, or play the recording of Bible stories.

Play Dough Well

You’ll Need: Bible, play dough, plastic people

• Let your child make a well from play dough.
• Let your child add the 
• As you child works, open the Bible to John 4 and retell the story of Jesus and the woman at the well.

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