1 Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and ^abaptized more disciples than John  ‡

2 (though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples),

4 But He needed to go through Samaria.

5 So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that ^aJacob ^bgave to his son Joseph.  ‡