Many Samaritans believed that Jesus was the Messiah.

John 4:39-42

39 Many of the Samaria district people who lived in that town believed that Jesus was the Messiah because they heard what that woman said about Jesus, “That man was able to tell me all about my past life [HYP]!” 40 So when those people of Samaria came to Jesus, they urged him to stay with them. So we stayed there two days. 41 Many more of those people believed ◄in Jesus/that he was the Messiah► because of what he said. 42 They told the woman, “We believe in Jesus now, but not just because of what you told us. Now we have heard him ourselves. And now we know that this man truly is the one who can save people [MTY] from the guilt of their sins.”