Giăng 4:10
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
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Study Note
Jesus's answer to the Samaritan woman — 'if you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, Give me a drink, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water' — reverses the initiating request and repositions Jesus as the giver rather than the receiver. The phrase 'the gift of God' (ten dorean tou theou) is articular and absolute — not a gift from God but 'the' gift, suggesting the comprehensive eschatological blessing that Jesus embodies and offers. The condition 'if you knew' identifies ignorance of Jesus's identity as the primary barrier to receiving the gift, a pattern throughout the Fourth Gospel where christological recognition enables salvific reception. The verse initiates one of the New Testament's most developed conversations about the nature of salvation as a divine gift that surpasses and transforms the categories in which the recipient is currently operating.
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Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
Jesus answered and said to her, `If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.'
In answer Jesus said, If you had knowledge of what God gives freely and who it is who says to you, Give me water, you would make your prayer to him, and he would give you living water.
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