He told them, “You know it’s against our law for a Jew to enter a Gentile home or have any close contact with a Gentile. But God has shown me that I shouldn’t say anyone isn’t pure and clean.
The Samaritan woman replied, “You’re a Jew, and I’m a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (She said this because Jews won’t have anything to do with Samaritans.)
Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning. The Jewish leaders didn’t enter the palace, because they didn’t want to be made unclean. They wanted to be able to eat the Passover meal. So
Just then Jesus’ disciples came back, and they were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked her, “What do you want?” And no one asked him, “Why are you talking with her?”
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank you that I’m not like other people—not like robbers, or people who do other evil things, or those who commit adultery, or even like this tax collector.