John 4:12

Bible in Basic English 1965

Are you greater than our father Jacob who gave us the fountain and took the water of it himself, with his children and his cattle?

Cross References

Matthew 12:42

The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.

John 4:13

Jesus said to her, Everyone who takes this water will be in need of it again:

John 4:20

Our fathers gave worship on this mountain, but you Jews say that the right place for worship is in Jerusalem.

John 4:5

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:

John 4:6

Now Jacob's fountain was there. Jesus, being tired after his journey, was resting by the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.

John 8:53

Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: who do you say that you are?

Hebrews 3:3

And it was right for this man to have more honour than Moses, even as the builder of a house has more honour than the house.