Jesus has a multiplicity of voices. When he is
recorded as saying something to Nicodemus, he speaks in one manner, yet when
it’s recounted that he has a dialogue with a Samaritan woman, he does so in
another. This surplus of voices should not be missed, as it shows readers that
Jesus is willing to proclaim his message in the context of the life of the one
he’s talking to. “Being born from above” and “living water” have a number of
referents connected to each character and their needs, though both culminate in the possibility of receiving a never ending
life.
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