Hello. Jesus was talking to a Samaritan woman and referring to himself in a sectarian manner, using the definitions of the Samaritan woman. Importantly, while the woman believed in the Israelite Messiah (because she was a Samaritan), Jesus made it clear to her, even though he, Jesus, was of the Tribe of Judah, he was the Messiah. The narrative is as follows:
* The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
* 19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”
* 21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews
* Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
* 25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.
* ”26 Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.”
