John 4
1 When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing 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 it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),
though Jesus Himself did not baptize them, but His disciples did--
3 He left Judea and returned to Galilee.
He left Judaea and returned to Galilee.
4 Now He had to pass through Samaria.
His road lay through Samaria,
5 So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given 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 Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by 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 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
Presently there came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus asked her to give Him some water;
8 (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.
9 “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, 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, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you 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 “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this 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 You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did 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 said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.
"Every one," replied Jesus, "who drinks any of this water will be thirsty again;
15 The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
"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 told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”
"Go and call your husband," said Jesus; "and come back."
17 “I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.
"I have no husband," she replied. "You rightly say that you have no husband," said Jesus;
18 In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”
"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 “Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.
"Sir," replied the woman, "I see that you are a Prophet.
20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
Our forefathers worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem."
21 “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
"Believe me," said Jesus, "the time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for 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 a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to 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 His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
God is Spirit; and those who worship Him must bring Him true spiritual worship."
25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything 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 answered, “I who speak to you am He.”
"I am He," said Jesus--"I who am now talking to you."
27 Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking 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 Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,
The woman however, leaving her pitcher, went away to the town, and called the people.
29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be 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 So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.
They left the town and set out to go to Him.
31 Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
Meanwhile the disciples were urging Jesus. "Rabbi," they said, "eat something."
32 But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
"I have food to eat," He replied, "of which you do not know."
33 So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”
So the disciples began questioning one another. "Can it be," they said, "that some one has brought Him something to eat?"
34 Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
"My food," said Jesus, "is to be obedient to Him who sent me, and fully to accomplish His work.
35 Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe 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 Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper 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 case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.
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 you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up 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 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever 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 stay with them, and He stayed 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 message.
Then a far larger number of people believed because of His own words,
42 They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
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 After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.
After the two days He departed, and went into Galilee;
44 Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.
though Jesus Himself declared that a Prophet has no honour in his own country.
45 Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.
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 So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay 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 When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about 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 said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
"Unless you and others see miracles and marvels," said Jesus, "nothing will induce you to believe."
49 “Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”
"Sir," pleaded the officer, "come down before my child dies."
50 “Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.
"You may return home," replied Jesus; "your son has recovered." He believed the words of Jesus, and started back home;
51 And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.
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 as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”
So he inquired of them at what hour he had shown improvement. "Yesterday, about seven o'clock," they replied, "the fever left him."
53 Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed.
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 was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.
This is the second miracle that Jesus performed, after coming from Judaea into Galilee.
