John 4
1 Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard, “Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John”
When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John
2 (although Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples),
(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),
3 He left Judea and went away into Galilee.
He left Judea and returned to Galilee.
4 Now He needed to go through Samaria;
Now He had to pass through Samaria.
5 so He comes to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
6 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.
Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
7 A woman of Samaria comes to draw water. Jesus says to her, “Give me a drink.”
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
8 (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
9 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).
“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.)
10 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.”
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.”
11 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?
“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?
12 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.”
Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”
13 Jesus answered and said to her: “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again,
Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.
15 The woman says to Him, “Sir, give me this water! so that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”
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.”
16 Jesus says to her, “Go, call your husband and come back here.”
Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”
17 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,
“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.
18 because you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is no husband of yours. You spoke the truth there!”
In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”
19 The woman says to Him: “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.
“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.
20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, while you (pl) say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
21 Jesus says to her: “Woman, believe me, a time is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
22 You [Samaritans] worship what you do not know; we [Jews] worship what we do know, because the salvation is from the Jews.
You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
23 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.
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.
24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
25 The woman says to Him: “I know that Messiah is coming (who is called Christ). When He comes He will explain everything to us.”
The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
26 Jesus says to her, “I am He, the one who is talking with you!”
Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.”
27 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?”
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?”
28 So the woman left her water jar, went her way into the town, and says to the men:
Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,
29 “Come see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could this be the Messiah?”
“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
30 So out they went from the town and started toward Him.
So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.
31 Now in the meantime the disciples were urging Him saying, “Rabbi, eat.”
Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
32 But He said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”
But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
33 So the disciples started saying to one another, “Could someone have brought Him something to eat?”
So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”
34 Jesus says to them: “My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to complete His work.
Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
35 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!
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.
36 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)
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)
37 Now the saying, ‘One is the sower and another the reaper,’ is true in this:
For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.
38 I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored and you have entered into their labors.”
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.”
39 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!”
Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
40 So when the Samaritans came to Him they urged Him to stay with them; and He did stay there two days.
So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
41 Many more believed through His own word,
And many more believed because of His message.
42 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!”
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.”
43 So after the two days He departed from there and went on into Galilee.
After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.
44 (For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet does not have honor in his own country.)
Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.
45 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.
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.
46 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.
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.
47 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.
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.
48 So Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders you will not believe!”
Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
49 The official says to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”
“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”
50 Jesus says to him, “Go; your son lives.” Well the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and off he went.
“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.
51 Now while he was still going down his slaves met him and reported saying, “Your son lives!”
And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.
52 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.”
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.”
53 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.
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.
54 Again, coming out of Judea into Galilee, Jesus performed this second miraculous sign.
This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.
