John 4
1 When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and immersing more disciples than John
Now as soon as the Master was aware that the Pharisees had heard it said, "Jesus is gaining and baptizing more disciples than John"--
2 (although Jesus himself did not immerse, but his disciples),
though Jesus Himself did not baptize them, but His disciples did--
3 he left Judea, and departed into Galilee.
He left Judaea and returned to Galilee.
4 And it was necessary for him to pass through Samaria.
His road lay through Samaria,
5 So he comes to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the place that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
and so He came to Sychar, a town in Samaria near the piece of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
6 And Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore being wearied from the journey, thus was sitting on the well. It was about the sixth hour.
Jacob's Well was there: and accordingly Jesus, tired out with His journey, sat down by the well to rest. It was about six o'clock in the evening.
7 A woman of Samaria comes to draw water. Jesus says to her, Give me to drink.
Presently there came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus asked her to give Him some water;
8 For his disciples had gone away into the city so that they might buy food.
for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.
9 The Samaritan woman therefore says to him, How do thou, being Jewish, ask to drink from me, being a Samaritan woman, for Jews do not associate with Samaritans?
"How is it," replied the woman, "that a Jew like you asks me, who am a woman and a Samaritan, for water?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
10 Jesus answered and said to her, If thou had known the gift of God, and who it is who says to thee, Give me to drink, thou would have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.
"If you had known God's free gift," replied Jesus, "and who it is that said to you, 'Give me some water,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."
11 The woman says to him, Sir, thou have not even a container, and the well is deep. From where then have thou the living water?
"Sir," she said, "you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; so where can you get the living water from?
12 Are thou greater than our father Jacob who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, and his sons, and his livestock?
Are you greater than our forefather Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself drank from it, as did also his sons and his cattle?"
13 Jesus answered and said to her, Every man who drinks of this water will thirst again,
"Every one," replied Jesus, "who drinks any of this water will be thirsty again;
15 The woman says to him, Give me this water, sir, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw out.
"Sir," said the woman, "give me that water, that I may never be thirsty, nor continually come all the way here to draw from the well."
16 Jesus says to her, Go, call thy husband, and come here.
"Go and call your husband," said Jesus; "and come back."
17 The woman answered and said to him, I have no husband. Jesus says to her, Thou said correctly, I have no husband.
"I have no husband," she replied. "You rightly say that you have no husband," said Jesus;
18 For thou have had five husbands, and he whom thou now have is not thy husband. This thou have said true.
"for you have had five husbands, and the man you have at present is not your husband. You have spoken the truth in saying that."
19 The woman says to him, Sir, I perceive that thou are a prophet.
"Sir," replied the woman, "I see that you are a Prophet.
20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary to worship.
Our forefathers worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem."
21 Jesus says to her, Woman, believe me, that the hour is coming when neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem will ye worship the Father.
"Believe me," said Jesus, "the time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
22 Ye worship what ye do not know. We worship what we know, because salvation is from the Jews.
You worship One of whom you know nothing. We worship One whom we know; for salvation comes from the Jews.
23 But an hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for also the Father seeks such kind who worship him.
But a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the true worshippers will worship the Father with true spiritual worship; for indeed the Father desires such worshippers.
24 God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
God is Spirit; and those who worship Him must bring Him true spiritual worship."
25 The woman says to him, I know that Messiah comes, he who is called Christ. When that man comes he will declare all things to us.
"I know," replied the woman, "that Messiah is coming--'the Christ,' as He is called. When He has come, He will tell us everything."
26 Jesus says to her, I who speak to thee am the man.
"I am He," said Jesus--"I who am now talking to you."
27 And upon this his disciples came. And they marveled that he spoke with the woman, yet no man said, What seek thou? or, Why do thou speak with her?
Just then His disciples came, and were surprised to find Him talking with a woman. Yet not one of them asked Him, "What is your wish?" or "Why are you talking with her?"
28 The woman therefore left her water pot, and departed into the city, and says to the men,
The woman however, leaving her pitcher, went away to the town, and called the people.
29 Come, see a man who told me all, as many things as I did. Is not this the Christ?
"Come," she said, "and see a man who has told me everything I have ever done. Can this be the Christ, do you think?"
30 They went out of the city, and came to him.
They left the town and set out to go to Him.
31 In the meanwhile the disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, eat.
Meanwhile the disciples were urging Jesus. "Rabbi," they said, "eat something."
32 But he said to them, I have food to eat that ye know not.
"I have food to eat," He replied, "of which you do not know."
33 The disciples therefore said to each other, Did any man bring him to eat?
So the disciples began questioning one another. "Can it be," they said, "that some one has brought Him something to eat?"
34 Jesus says to them, My food is that I do the will of him who sent me, and may finish his work.
"My food," said Jesus, "is to be obedient to Him who sent me, and fully to accomplish His work.
35 Do ye not say, There are still four months and the harvest comes? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and see the fields, that they are already white for harvest.
Do you not say, 'It wants four months yet to the harvest'? But look round, I tell you, and observe these plains-- they are already ripe for the sickle.
36 And he who reaps receives a wage and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. (aiōnios g166)
The reaper gets pay and gathers in a crop in preparation for the Life of the Ages, that so the sower and the reapers may rejoice together. (aiōnios g166)
37 For in this the saying is true, One is who sows, and another who reaps.
For it is in this that you see the real meaning of the saying, 'The sower is one person, and the reaper is another.'
38 I sent you to reap what ye have not labored. Others have labored, and ye have entered into their labor.
I sent you to reap a harvest which is not the result of your own labours. Others have laboured, and you are getting benefit from their labours."
39 And many of the Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified, He told me all, as many things as I did.
Of the Samaritan population of that town a good many believed in Him because of the woman's statement when she declared, "He has told me all that I have ever done."
40 So when the Samaritans came to him they asked him to remain with them, and he remained there two days.
When however the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him on all sides to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.
41 And many more believed because of his word.
Then a far larger number of people believed because of His own words,
42 And they said to the woman, We no longer believe because of thy speaking, for we have heard ourselves, and know that this really is the Savior of the world, the Christ.
and they said to the woman, "We no longer believe in Him simply because of your statements; for we have now heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Saviour of the world."
43 And after the two days he departed from there and went into Galilee.
After the two days He departed, and went into Galilee;
44 For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own fatherland.
though Jesus Himself declared that a Prophet has no honour in his own country.
45 So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.
When however He reached Galilee, the Galilaeans welcomed Him eagerly, having been eye-witnesses of all that He had done in Jerusalem at the Festival; for they also had been to the Festival.
46 Jesus therefore came again to Cana of Galilee where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
So He came once more to Cana in Galilee, where He had made the water into wine. Now there was a certain officer of the King's court whose son was ill at Capernaum.
47 This man having heard that Jesus comes out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him and besought him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was going to die.
Having heard that Jesus had come from Judaea to Galilee, he came to Him and begged Him to go down and cure his son; for he was at the point of death.
48 Jesus therefore said to him, Unless ye may see signs and wonders, ye will, no, not believe.
"Unless you and others see miracles and marvels," said Jesus, "nothing will induce you to believe."
49 The nobleman says to him, Sir, come down before my child dies.
"Sir," pleaded the officer, "come down before my child dies."
50 Jesus says to him, Go, thy son lives. And the man believed the word that Jesus said to him, and he departed.
"You may return home," replied Jesus; "your son has recovered." He believed the words of Jesus, and started back home;
51 And as he was now going down, his bondmen met him and reported, saying, Thy boy lives.
and he was already on his way down when his servants met him and told him that his son was alive and well.
52 So he inquired of them the hour in which he fared well. And they said to him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
So he inquired of them at what hour he had shown improvement. "Yesterday, about seven o'clock," they replied, "the fever left him."
53 So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, Thy son lives. And he himself believed and his whole house.
Then the father recollected that that was the time at which Jesus had said to him, "Your son has recovered," and he and his whole household became believers.
54 This again is a second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judea into Galilee.
This is the second miracle that Jesus performed, after coming from Judaea into Galilee.
