<p>4:39 <i>And from that city many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified: He told me all things that I have ever done</i>- The Samaritan woman at the well had a sense of shame and deep self-knowledge over her, as she realised that Christ knew her every sin. It was with a humble sheepishness that she confessed: &ldquo;I have no husband&quot;, because she was living in sin. She was converted by that well. Immediately she &quot;left her waterpot, and went her way into the city (the record inviting us to watch her from a distance), and saith to the <i>men</i>&nbsp;(significantly), Come, see a man... is not this the Christ?&quot; (Jn. 4:17,28,29). There was a wondrous mixture of enthusiasm and shyness in those words: &quot;Come, see a man...&quot;. It is a feature of many new converts that their early&nbsp;preaching has a similar blend. It is stressed that men believed because of the way the woman told them &ldquo;He told me all that ever I did&rdquo; (Jn. 4:39). He had recounted her past sins to her (4:18,19). And she now, in matchless humility, goes and tells her former life to her associates, using the very words of description which the Lord had used. He convicted her of her sins, and this conviction resulted in her unashamed witness.</p><p>We see how belief is predicated at times upon the word of a third party other than the Lord. We can bring people to faith, and also stumble them in their walk.</p>