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The Bible · 5 chapters · 25 min

The Woman at the Well: Cast the First Stone

c. AD 28–30Galilee, Samaria, Phoenicia and Jerusalem

The story in brief

A Samaritan at a well at noon, a girl told to get up, a mother who wins an argument, a woman weeping at a dinner, and a woman dragged into the Temple court. Five women meet Jesus where no respectable teacher should be, and most of them answer back.

The chapters

  1. Chapter 1 · 5 min · Free

    Living Water

    A Jewish teacher asks a Samaritan woman for a drink. Neither of them should be talking.

    Sources: John 4:1–42; Genesis 33:18–19; Josephus, Antiquities 20.118; Life 269

  2. Chapter 2 · 5 min · Free

    Talitha Cumi

    A father begs for his dying girl. On the way, a woman who may touch no one reaches out.

    Sources: Mark 5:21–43; Luke 8:40–56; Matthew 9:20–21; Leviticus 15:25–27; Numbers 15:38–39; Mishnah, Ketubot 4:4; Eusebius, Church History 7.18

  3. Chapter 3 · 5 min

    Crumbs Under the Table

    A foreign mother hears a hard word, and answers back with a better one.

    Sources: Luke 7:1–17; Mark 7:24–31; Matthew 15:21–28; Book of Common Prayer, Prayer of Humble Access

  4. Chapter 4 · 5 min

    She Loved Much

    A dinner, a jar of perfume, and a woman everyone at the table has already judged.

    Sources: Luke 7:36–8:3; John 12:1–8; Mark 14:3–9; Matthew 26:6–13; Gregory the Great, Homily 33 (591)

  5. Chapter 5 · 5 min

    Cast the First Stone

    A crowd with stones, a woman in the middle, and a teacher writing in the dust.

    Sources: John 7:53–8:11; Mark 12:41–44; Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22; Jeremiah 17:13; Mishnah, Makkot 1:10; Shekalim 6:5; Eusebius, Church History 3.39.17

Who’s who

The people you meet. Each one is a hero card you can collect.

  • The Woman at the WellSamaritan · Photini · Witness of Sychar
  • Jairus’s DaughterTwelve Years Old · Talitha
  • The Syrophoenician WomanMother · Winner of the Argument
  • Mary of BethanyDisciple at His Feet · Anointer
  • The Poor WidowTwo Small Coins · All She Had
  • The Women of GalileeMary Magdalene, Joanna and Susanna

What you’ll be able to tell

This story belongs to the journey “Jesus of Nazareth”. By the end of it, you can tell where “no room at the inn”, “turn the other cheek”, “born again” and “cast the first stone” come from.

Stories in this journey

  1. The Nativity: No Room at the Inn
  2. Fishers of Men: Jesus in Galilee
  3. The Sower: Stories Jesus Told
  4. The Woman at the Well: Cast the First Stone
  5. Born Again: Jesus at the Feasts
  6. The Road to Jerusalem: The Good Samaritan

Sources

  • John 4
  • Mark 5, 7, 12
  • Luke 7–8
  • John 12
  • John 7:53–8:11

Bible quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.

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