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Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard, “Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John”
(although Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples),
He left Judea and went away into Galilee.
Now He needed to go through Samaria;
so He comes to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲓⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲡ ⲥⲟ ⲡⲉ
Now Jacob's well was there; so Jesus, being worn out from the journey, sat as He was by the well. It was about 6 p.m.
A woman of Samaria comes to draw water. Jesus says to her, “Give me a drink.”
(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
9 ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲥⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲱϩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ
So the Samaritan woman says to Him, “How can you, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, being a Samaritan woman?” (for Jews do not associate with Samaritans).
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲥⲱ ⲛⲧⲟ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛϥϯ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ
Jesus answered and said to her: “If you knew the gift of God, and who is the one saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲕⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧϣⲱⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕ ϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ
The woman says to Him: “Sir, you don't even have a bucket, and the well is deep; so where do you get this living water?
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲧϣⲱⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲁϥⲥⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ
You aren't greater than our father Jacob, are you? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock.”
Jesus answered and said to her: “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again,
The woman says to Him, “Sir, give me this water! so that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”
Jesus says to her, “Go, call your husband and come back here.”
The woman answered and said, “I don't have a husband.” Jesus says to her: “You stated correctly that you do not have a husband,
because you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is no husband of yours. You spoke the truth there!”
The woman says to Him: “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲡⲉⲓⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, while you (pl) say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ
Jesus says to her: “Woman, believe me, a time is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ
You [Samaritans] worship what you do not know; we [Jews] worship what we do know, because the salvation is from the Jews.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ
But the time is coming, in fact now is, when the genuine worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Really, because the Father is looking for such people to worship Him.
God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲥⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ
The woman says to Him: “I know that Messiah is coming (who is called Christ). When He comes He will explain everything to us.”
Jesus says to her, “I am He, the one who is talking with you!”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲣ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲓ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ
At that point His disciples arrived, and they were amazed that He was talking with a woman; yet no one said, “What do you want?” or “Why are You talking with her?”
So the woman left her water jar, went her way into the town, and says to the men:
“Come see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could this be the Messiah?”
So out they went from the town and started toward Him.
Now in the meantime the disciples were urging Him saying, “Rabbi, eat.”
But He said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”
So the disciples started saying to one another, “Could someone have brought Him something to eat?”
Jesus says to them: “My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to complete His work.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲱϩⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ϥⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ϫⲉ ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⲉⲟϩⲥⲟⲩ
Do you not say, ‘There are four months before the harvest comes?’ Well I say, Look! Lift your eyes and observe the fields; they are white for harvest already!
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ (aiōnios g166)
Now he who reaps receives pay and gathers fruit into eternal life, so that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. (aiōnios g166)
Now the saying, ‘One is the sower and another the reaper,’ is true in this:
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϫⲉⲩⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲱϩⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲡ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲡ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ
I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored and you have entered into their labors.”
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁⲩ
Now many of the Samaritans from that city believed into Him because of the word of the woman, testifying that “He told me everything I ever did!”
So when the Samaritans came to Him they urged Him to stay with them; and He did stay there two days.
Many more believed through His own word,
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲙⲟⲥ
and they kept saying to the woman, “It is not just because of what you said that we believe, because we ourselves have heard Him, and we know that this One is truly the Messiah, the Savior of the world!”
So after the two days He departed from there and went on into Galilee.
(For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet does not have honor in his own country.)
45 ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲁ ⲡⲉ
So when He came into Galilee the Galileans welcomed Him, having seen all the things that He did in Jerusalem, at the festival; for they too had gone to the festival.
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲁⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲣⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ
So Jesus went again to Cana of Galilee, where He made the water wine. Now there was a certain royal official whose son was sick in Capernaum.
47 ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ
When this man heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was about to die.
So Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders you will not believe!”
The official says to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”
Jesus says to him, “Go; your son lives.” Well the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and off he went.
Now while he was still going down his slaves met him and reported saying, “Your son lives!”
So he inquired of them the hour in which he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”
53 ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲟⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
So the father knew that it was at the exact hour in which Jesus told him, “Your son lives.” Both he himself and his whole household believed.
Again, coming out of Judea into Galilee, Jesus performed this second miraculous sign.
