THE WOMAN AT THE WELL

Jesus had to go through Samaria, and on his way he came to the town of Sychar. Jesus sat down beside it because he was tired from traveling. It was noon, and after Jesus' disciples had gone into town to buy some food. a Samaritan woman came to draw water from the well. Jesus asked her, "Would you please give me a drink of  water?'  "You are a Jew,"  she replied,  "and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink of water when jews and Samaritans won't have anything to do with each other?"  Jesus answered,  "You don't know who is asking you for a drink. If you did, you would ask me for the water that gives life,"   "Sir," the woman said, "you don't even have a bucket, and the weel is deep. Where are you going to get this life-giving water? Jesus answered,  "Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty again. But no one who drinks the water I give will ever be thirsty again. The water I give is like a flowing fountain that gives eternal life,"  The woman replied, "Sir please give me a drink of that water! Then I won't get well again," Jesus told her,  "Go and bring your husband. The woman answered, "I don't  have a husband." You have already been married five times, and the man you are now living with isn't your husband," The woman said, "Sir,  I  can see that you are a prophet.  I know that  the Messiah will  come. He is the one we call  Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us." "I am that one," Jesus told her,' and  I am speaking to you now."  The woman left her water jar and ran back into town. She said to the people, "Come and see a man who told me everything  I have ever done! Could he be the Messiah? "  Everyone in town went out to see Jesus.  A lot of Samaritans put their faith in Jesus because the woman had said, "This man told me everything  I have ever done." They came and asked him to stay in their town, and  he stayed on for two days. Many more Samaritans put their faith in Jesus because of what they heard him say,  They told the woman, We no longer have faith in Jesus just because of what you told us. We have heard him ourselves and we are certain that he is the Savior of the world!"                

MIRACLE AT WEDDING

Mary, the mother of Jesus, was at a wedding feast in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited and were there. When the wine was all gone, Mary said to Jesus "They don't have any more wine." Jesus replied, "Mother, my time hasn't yet come! You must not tell me what to do." Mary then said to the servants, "Do whatever Jesus tells you to do." At the feast there were six stones water jars that were used by the people for washing themselves in the way that their religion said they must. Each jar held about 100 liters. Jesus told the servants to fill them to the top with water. Then after the jars had been filled, he said, "Now take some water and give it fo the man in charge of the feast." The servants did as Jesus told them, and the man in charge drank some of the water that had now turned into wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants did. He called the bridegroom over and said, "The best wine is always served first. Then after the guests have had plenty, the other wine is served. But you have kept the best until last!" This was Jesus' first miracle, and he did it in the village of Cana in Galilee. There Jesus showed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.

CHOOSING THE TWELVE APOSTLES

About that time Jesus went off to a mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night there. The next morning he called his disciples together and chose twelve of them to be his apostles, so that they could be with him. He also wanted to send them out to preach and to force out demons. Simon was one of the twelve, and Jesus named him Peter, There were also James and John, the two sons of Zebedee. Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus were also apostles. The others were Simon, known as the Eager One, and Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed Jesus."