John 4:12
Douay-Rheims
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Augustine of Hippo
(Tr. xv. c. 13.) She understands the living water to be the water in the well; and therefore says, Thou wishest to give me living water; but Thou hast nothing to draw with as I have: Thou canst not then give me this living water; Art Thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Source details
A.D. 430 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 4:7-12
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.