Jesus answered is literally “Jesus answered and said to her” (see verse 10).

Jesus now begins to clear up the woman’s misunderstanding; he explains that he is referring to the water of eternal life (13-14).

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on the Gospel of John. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1980. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .