The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”
Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”
They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”
“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”
and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.
Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”
“What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!”
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.