As the woman of Samaria hastened back to her friends, publishing as she went the wonderful news, many left the highway and the town to go and ascertain if she indeed spoke the truth. Numbers of the citizens left their employments and hastened to Jacob’s well to see and hear this remarkable man. They surrounded Jesus and listened attentively to his instruction. They plied him with questions, and eagerly received his explanation of matters that had perplexed their understandings. They were like a people in great darkness tracing up a sudden ray that had pierced their gloom and which they were eager to follow to its source, that they might bask in the light and warmth of day. {2SP 147.3}

Idet kvinden af Samaria skyndte sig tilbage til sine (148) venner, fortalte hun de underfulde nyheder på vejen. Mange forlod landevejen og staden for at erfare, om hun virkelig talte sandhed. Mange af borgerne forlod deres beskæftigelser og hastede han til Jakobs brønd for at se og høre denne mærkelige mand. De omringede Jesus og lyttede med opmærksomhed til hans undervisning. De fremsatte spørgsmål for ham og begærlig modtog hans fortolkning af de ting, som havde besværet deres sind. De var ligesom et folk, der midt under stort mørke opdager en lysstråle, som pludselig trænger igennem natten, og som de med flid følger til dens oprindelse, for at de kan fryde sig ved lysets skin og varme.