Hi friends, I'm Annie F. Downs. Let's read the Gospels. The Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament in the Bible, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These are the stories of Jesus Christ's life on earth, the friendships, the parables, the sacrifices, the meals, the miracles. So here is how it works. I'll read three chapters to you. You can listen or read along in your own

Bible or online, and then I'll pray, and that's it. Today is day two, and I'll be reading John

chapter four through six in the new living translation. And we are on page 25 of the let's read

the gospel's guided journal.

John 4.

Jesus knew the Pharisees had heard that he was baptizing and making more disciples than John,

though Jesus himself didn't baptize them, his disciples did.

So he left Judea and returned to Galilee.

He had to go through Samaria on the way.

Eventually, he came to the Samaritan village of Sikar near the field that Jacob gave his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there, and Jesus, tired

from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water,

and Jesus said to her, please give me a drink. He was alone at the time

because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food. The woman was surprised,

for Jews refused to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, you are a Jew,

and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink? Jesus replied, if you only knew the gift

God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me and I would give you living water.

But, sir, you don't have a rope or a bucket, she said, and this well is very deep. Where would you

get this living water? And besides, do you think you're

greater than our ancestor Jacob who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his

sons and his animals enjoyed? Jesus replied, anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty

again, but those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a

fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life. Please, sir, the woman said,

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