John 4
1 And so, when Jesus realized that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made more disciples and baptized more 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 (though Jesus himself was not baptizing, but only his disciples)
though Jesus Himself did not baptize them, but His disciples did--
3 he left behind Judea, and he traveled again to Galilee.
He left Judaea and returned to Galilee.
4 Now he needed to cross through Samaria.
His road lay through Samaria,
5 Therefore, he went into a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the estate which 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. And so Jesus, being tired from the journey, was sitting in a certain way 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 arrived to draw water. Jesus said 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 into the city in order to buy food.
for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.
9 And so, that Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, being a Jew, are requesting a drink from me, though I am a Samaritan woman?” For the Jews do not associate with the 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 responded and said to her: “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to you, ‘Give me to drink,’ perhaps you would have made a request of 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 The woman said to him: “Lord, you do not have anything with which to draw water, and the well is deep. From where, then, do you have 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 Surely, you are not greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and who drank from it, with his sons and his cattle?”
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 responded and said to her: “All who drink from this water will thirst again.
"Every one," replied Jesus, "who drinks any of this water will be thirsty again;
15 The woman said to him, “Lord, give me this water, so that I may not thirst and may not come 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 said to her, “Go, call your husband, and return here.”
"Go and call your husband," said Jesus; "and come back."
17 The woman responded and said, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her: “You have spoken well, in saying, ‘I have no husband.’
"I have no husband," she replied. "You rightly say that you have no husband," said Jesus;
18 For you have had five husbands, but he whom you have now is not your husband. You have spoken this in truth.”
"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 said to him: “Lord, I see that you are a Prophet.
"Sir," replied the woman, "I see that you are a Prophet.
20 Our fathers worshipped on this mountain, but you say that Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”
Our forefathers worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem."
21 Jesus said to her: “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you shall 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 the hour is coming, and it is now, when true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth. For the Father also seeks such persons who may 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 so, those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”
God is Spirit; and those who worship Him must bring Him true spiritual worship."
25 The woman said to him: “I know that the Messiah is coming (who is called the Christ). And then, when he will have arrived, he will announce 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 said to her: “I am he, the one who is speaking with you.”
"I am He," said Jesus--"I who am now talking to you."
27 And then his disciples arrived. And they wondered that he was speaking with the woman. Yet no one said: “What are you seeking?” 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 And so the woman left behind her water jar and went into the city. And she said to the men there:
The woman however, leaving her pitcher, went away to the town, and called the people.
29 “Come and see a man who has told me all the things that I have done. Is he not 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 Therefore, they went out of the city and came to him.
They left the town and set out to go to Him.
31 Meanwhile, the disciples petitioned 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 which you do not know.”
"I have food to eat," He replied, "of which you do not know."
33 Therefore, the disciples said to one another, “Could someone have brought him something 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 said to them: “My food is to do the will of the One who sent me, so that I may perfect 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, and then the harvest arrives?’ Behold, I say to you: Lift up your eyes and look at the countryside; for it is already ripe for the 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 For he who reaps, receives wages and gathers fruit unto 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 word is true: that it is one who sows, and it is 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 have sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.”
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 Now many of the Samaritans from that city believed in him, because of the word of the woman who was offering testimony: “For he told me all the things that I have done.”
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 Therefore, when the Samaritans had come to him, they petitioned him to lodge there. And he lodged there for 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 in him, because of his own word.
Then a far larger number of people believed because of His own words,
42 And they said to the woman: “Now we believe, not because of your speech, but because we ourselves have heard him, and so we know that he is truly 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 Then, after two days, he departed from there, and he traveled into Galilee.
After the two days He departed, and went into Galilee;
44 For Jesus himself offered testimony that a Prophet has no honor in his own country.
though Jesus Himself declared that a Prophet has no honour in his own country.
45 And so, when he had arrived in Galilee, the Galileans received him, because they had seen all that he had done at Jerusalem, in the day of the feast. For they also went to the feast day.
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 Then he went again into Cana of Galilee, where he made water into wine. And there was a certain ruler, 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 Since he had heard that Jesus came to Galilee from Judea, he sent to him and begged him to come down and heal his son. For he was beginning 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 Therefore, Jesus said to him, “Unless you have seen signs and wonders, you do not believe.”
"Unless you and others see miracles and marvels," said Jesus, "nothing will induce you to believe."
49 The ruler said to him, “Lord, come down before my son dies.”
"Sir," pleaded the officer, "come down before my child dies."
50 Jesus said to him, “Go, your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and so he went away.
"You may return home," replied Jesus; "your son has recovered." He believed the words of Jesus, and started back home;
51 Then, as he was going down, his servants met him. And they reported to him, saying that his son 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 Therefore, he asked them at which hour he had become better. 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 Then the father realized that it was at the same hour that Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” And both he and his entire 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 next sign was the second that Jesus accomplished, after he had arrived in Galilee from Judea.
This is the second miracle that Jesus performed, after coming from Judaea into Galilee.
