John 4:2-4

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²(although Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples were), ³He left Judea and returned again to Galilee. ⁴Now ^[a]He had to go through ^[b]Samaria.

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John 4:4 Jesus went through Samaria to show that He is the Savior of all people.
John 4:4 Samaria was centrally located between Judea (south) and Galilee (north). The Jews despised Samaritans because they were Jews who had intermarried with non-Jews and followed a heretical religion. Most Jews traveled out of their way to avoid Samaria.