reason, because a Jew was asking for a drink from it, something which Jews do not usually do. But he who was seeking a drink was thirsting for that woman’s faith. 12. Next hear who asks for a drink. “Jesus answered and said to her, ‘If you knew the gift of God, and who he is who says to you, “Give me to drink,” you perhaps would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water.’ ” He asks for a drink, and he promises a drink. He is in need as one who is going to receive; and he is rich