<p>4:28 <i>So the woman left her waterpot and went away into the city, and said to the people</i>- She had once been rather proud that she had something to draw with, and the Lord didn't. Leaving her waterpot was a statement that now she had found the living water which quenched thirst, and she no longer needed the natural water. She specifically &quot;said to the men&quot; (as AV). Were these &quot;the men&quot; of her former life? Why go to men in particular? The same word is used in :29 about the &quot;man&quot; she had found who she thinks is the Christ. She went to those with whom she had sinned.</p>