Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary John 4:11

"The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then hast thou that living water?" — John 4:11 (ASV)

The woman heard his words but missed his meaning. “Living water” meant to her fresh spring water such as the well supplied. She could not understand how he could provide this water without having any means of drawing it from the well (the well was over seventy-five feet deep).