Bible in Basic English
"And it was necessary for him to go through Samaria."
— John 4:4, Bible in Basic English
“And he must needs go through Samaria.”
“And he must needs pass through Samaria. ”
“He needed to pass through Samaria.”
“Conversation With a Samaritan Woman But he had to pass through Samaria.”
“And he was of necessity to pass through Samaria.”
“And he must needs go through Samaria.”
Now when it was clear to the Lord that word had come to the ears of the Pharisees that Jesus was making more disciples than John and was giving them baptism
(Though, in fact, it was his disciples who gave baptism, not Jesus himself),
He went out of Judaea into Galilee again.
And it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.
So he came to a town of Samaria which was named Sychar, near to the bit of land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph:
Now Jacob's fountain was there. Jesus, being tired after his journey, was resting by the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.
A woman of Samaria came to get water, and Jesus said to her, Give me some water.