John 4:12-31

¹²Whethir thou art grettere than oure fadir Jacob, that yaf to vs the pit? and he drank therof, and hise sones, and hise beestis.

¹³Jhesus answerde, and seide to hir, Eche man that drynkith of this watir, schal thirste efte soone; but he that drynkith of the watir that Y schal yyue hym, schal not thirste with outen ende; but the watir that Y schal yyue hym,

¹⁴schal be maad in hym a welle `of watir, spryngynge vp in to euerlastynge lijf.

¹⁵The womman seith to hym, Sire, yyue me this watir, that Y thirste not, nether come hidur to drawe.

¹⁶Jhesus seith to hir, Go, clepe thin hosebonde, and come hidir.

¹⁷The womman answerde, and seide, Y haue noon hosebonde. Jhesus seith to hir, Thou seidist wel, That Y haue noon hosebonde;

¹⁸for thou hast hadde fyue hosebondis, and he that thou hast, is not thin hosebonde. This thing thou seidist sotheli.

¹⁹The womman seith to hym, Lord, Y se, that thou art a prophete.

²⁰Oure fadris worschipiden in this hil, and ye seien, that at Jerusalem is a place, where it bihoueth to worschipe.

²¹Jhesus seith to hir, Womman, bileue thou to me, for the our schal come, whanne nether in this hil, nethir in Jerusalem, ye schulen worschipe the fadir.

²²Ye worschipen that ye knowen not; we worschipen that that we knowen; for helthe is of the Jewis.

²³But the tyme is comun, and now it is, whanne trewe worschiperis schulen worschipe the fadir in spirit and treuthe; for also the fadir sekith suche, that worschipen hym.

²⁴God is a spirit, and it bihoueth hem that worschipen hym, to worschipe in spirit and treuthe.

²⁵The womman seith to hym, Y woot that Messias is comun, that is seid Crist; therfor whanne he cometh, he schal telle vs alle thingis.

²⁶Jhesus seith to hir, Y am he, that spekith with thee.

²⁷And anoon hise disciplis camen, and wondriden, that he spak with the womman; netheles no man seide to hym, What sekist thou, or, What spekist thou with hir?

²⁸Therfor the womman lefte hir watir pot, and wente in to the citee, and seide to tho men,

²⁹Come ye, and se ye a man, that seide to me alle thingis that Y haue don; whether he be Crist?

³⁰And thei wenten out of the citee, and camen to hym.

³¹In the mene while hise disciplis preieden hym, and seiden, Maistir, ete.