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NASB | John 4:7 ¶ There *came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus *said to her, "Give Me a drink." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 4:7 ¶ Then a woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink"-- |
Bible Question: How can I judge that those people really repent or not? Besides, Jesus said do not judge or too you will be judged (Mat 7:1). Just keep away from those people makes me less chance to judge or to be judged. Also, if twice the same person betrays me, I will be deeply hurt. Mat 24:12 says that increase of wickedness; love of most will grow cold. Shall we pay less love to those who sin more? |
Bible Answer: Jesus is God. Only he can sit with a samaritan woman and have no chance of being corrupted. We are imperfect and will be corrupted. So how do we "eat with sinners" like jesus did and not be corruppted? Be Jesus for them. Jesus is in us and he shines through us. If we are putting ourselves down and letting him shine through us, then it will not be us sitting with the samaritan woman. It will be the Master, sitting with sinners through us. Philipians 1:21 "for me to live is Christ and to die is gain" |