The Return Through Samaria.
"He came to a town called Shechem, near the plot of land that Jacob gave his son Joseph. Jacob's Spring was there, and Jesus, being tired after his journey, sat down, just as he was, close to it. It was then about mid-day. A woman of Samaria came to draw water; so Jesus asked her to give him some to drink, his disciples having gone into the town to buy provisions." [1]
Biliverti, Plate 56, gives the woman a companion not mentioned in the text. The moment is that of John 4:10, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is asking you to give him some water, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."
Jesus and the Woman of Samaria.
Plate 56. Jesus and the Woman of Samaria. Biliverti.
Doré, Plate 54, has selected a later moment, "Trust me," Jesus replied, "a time is coming when it will not be on this mountain or in Jerusalem that you will worship God the Father."
Jesus and the Woman of Samaria.
Plate 54. Jesus and the Woman of Samaria. Gustave Doré. 1833-1883.
Hofmann, Plate 55, may have chosen to illustrate the twenty-fourth verse, "God is Spirit; and those who worship him must worship spiritually, with true insight." (John 4:24.)
Jesus and the Woman of Samaria.
Plate 55. Jesus and the Woman of Samaria. H. Hofmann. 1824-
[1] Twentieth Century New Testament