John 4
1 When therefore Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John
2 (though Jesus himself did not baptize, but his disciples, )
(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),
3 he left Judaea, and went again to Galilee.
He left Judea and returned to Galilee.
4 And he must necessarily pass through Samaria.
Now He had to pass through Samaria.
5 He cometh therefore to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the piece of land which 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 And Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with the journey, was sitting thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith to her, Give me to drink.
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
8 For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
9 The Samaritan woman saith to him, How is it that thou, who art a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a Samaritan woman? For Jews have no dealings 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 thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee 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 saith to him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Whence hast thou the 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 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle?
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, Every one that drinketh of this water, will thirst again;
Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.
15 The woman saith to him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither 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 He saith to her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”
17 The woman answered, I have no husband. Jesus saith to her, Thou saidst well, that thou hast no husband.
“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.
18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband; in this thou hast spoken truly.
In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”
19 The woman saith to him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.
20 Our fathers worshipped on this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
21 Jesus saith to her, Believe me, woman, the hour is coming, when ye shall neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, 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 Ye worship that which ye know not; we worship that which we know; for 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 hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for such worshippers the Father seeketh.
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 a spirit; and they who worship must worship in spirit and in truth.
God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
25 The woman saith to him, I know that Messiah cometh (who is called Christ); when he hath come, he will tell us all things.
The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
26 Jesus saith to her, I who speak to thee am he.
Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.”
27 And upon this his disciples came, and marveled that he was talking with a woman. Yet no one said, What dost thou seek? or, Why dost thou talk 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 The woman then left her water-pot, and went away into the city, and saith 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 all things which I have done. Is this the Christ?
“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
30 They went out of the city, and came to him.
So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.
31 In the mean while the disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, eat.
Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
32 But he said to them, I have food to eat that ye know not of.
But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
33 The disciples therefore said to one another, Hath any one brought him anything to eat?
So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”
34 Jesus saith to them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
35 Do ye not say, There are yet four months, and the harvest cometh? Lo! I say to you, lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest.
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 Already is the reaper receiving wages, and gathering fruit unto everlasting life; that both the sower and the reaper 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 And herein is fulfilled the true saying, One soweth, and another reapeth.
For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.
38 I have sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored. Others have labored, and ye have entered into their labor.
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 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in him because of the words of the woman, who testified, He told me all things which I have done.
Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
40 When therefore the Samaritans came to him, they besought him to remain with them; and he remained there two days.
So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
41 And many more believed on account of his word;
And many more believed because of His message.
42 and said to the woman, No longer do we believe on account of what thou hast told us; for we have ourselves heard him, and know that this is in truth the Saviour 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 And after the two days he went from that place into Galilee.
After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.
44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his own country.
Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.
45 When therefore he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all that he did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they also went to the feast.
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 he came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick, at 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 He, having heard that Jesus had come out of Judaea into Galilee, went to him, and asked him to go down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.
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 Then Jesus said to him, Unless ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
49 The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down before my child die.
“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”
50 Jesus saith to him, Go; thy son liveth. The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and went away.
“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.
51 And as he was now going down, the servants met him, and brought word that his child was living.
And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.
52 Then he inquired of them the hour when he began to mend. 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 in the same hour in which Jesus said to him, Thy son is living. And he himself believed, and his whole house.
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 This again, a second sign, Jesus wrought, when he had come out of Judaea into Galilee.
This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.
