Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people,

The woman had come to the well for the express purpose of getting water.  She completely abandoned her business and left the waterpot behind.  Why?

Some reasons:

  1. she was excited
  2. so Jesus and his disciples could drink
  3. as a guarantee that she would be back
  4. to enable her to get into town more quickly

Morris points out that “she abandoned the bringing of water for the bringing of men.”