"The Saviour is still carrying forward the same work as when He proffered the water of life to the woman of Samaria. Those who call themselves His followers may despise and shun the outcast ones; but no circumstance of birth or nationality, no condition of life, can turn away His love from the children of men. To every soul, however sinful, Jesus says, If thou hadst asked of Me, I would have given thee living water. DA 194.1"
"Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water."
The EGW passage directly quotes and references the interaction between Jesus and the woman of Samaria in John 4:10, making it a clear explicit allusion.
"The gospel invitation is not to be narrowed down, and presented only to a select few, who, we suppose, will do us honor if they accept it. The message is to be given to all. Wherever hearts are open to receive the truth, Christ is ready to instruct them. He reveals to them the Father, and the worship acceptable to Him who reads the heart. For such He uses no parables. To them, as to the woman at the well, He says, “I that speak unto thee am He.” DA 194.2"
"Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he."
EGW directly quotes John 4:26.
"Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:"
Both passages deal with the idea that the gospel is for everyone, not just a select few. EGW's statement about not narrowing the gospel invitation echoes the sentiment in Acts 10:34 that God is no respecter of persons.
"When Jesus sat down to rest at Jacob's well, He had come from Judea, where His ministry had produced little fruit. He had been rejected by the priests and rabbis, and even the people who professed to be His disciples had failed of perceiving His divine character. He was faint and weary; yet He did not neglect the opportunity of speaking to one woman, though she was a stranger, an alien from Israel, and living in open sin. DA 194.3"
"Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour."
EGW's description of Jesus sitting at Jacob's well, weary from his journey, directly parallels the account in John 4:6. The context of the passage is also very similar.
"The Saviour did not wait for congregations to assemble. Often He began His lessons with only a few gathered about Him, but one by one the passers-by paused to listen, until a multitude heard with wonder and awe the words of God through the heaven-sent Teacher. The worker for Christ should not feel that he cannot speak with the same earnestness to a few hearers as to a larger company. There may be only one to hear the message; but who can tell how far-reaching will be its influence? It seemed a small matter, even to His disciples, for the Saviour to spend His time upon a woman of Samaria. But He reasoned more earnestly and eloquently with her than with kings, councilors, or high priests. The lessons He gave to that woman have been repeated to the earth's remotest bounds. DA 194.4"
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
Both passages emphasize the importance of ministering to even a small number of people. While Matthew 18:20 speaks of Jesus' presence where two or three are gathered, EGW highlights the potential impact of speaking to even one person, drawing a parallel to Jesus' interaction with the Samaritan woman.