John 4
1 When therefore Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard, “Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John”
2 (though Jesus himself did not baptize, but his disciples, )
(although Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples),
3 he left Judaea, and went again to Galilee.
He left Judea and went away into Galilee.
4 And he must necessarily pass through Samaria.
Now He needed to go 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 comes to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob gave 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.
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.
7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith to her, Give me to drink.
A woman of Samaria comes to draw water. Jesus says 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.
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).
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 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.”
11 The woman saith to him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Whence hast thou the living water?
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?
12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle?
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.”
13 Jesus answered and said to her, Every one that drinketh of this water, will thirst again;
Jesus answered and said to her: “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again,
15 The woman saith to him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw.
The woman says to Him, “Sir, give me this water! so that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”
16 He saith to her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
Jesus says to her, “Go, call your husband and come back here.”
17 The woman answered, I have no husband. Jesus saith to her, Thou saidst well, that thou hast no husband.
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,
18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband; in this thou hast spoken truly.
because you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is no husband of yours. You spoke the truth there!”
19 The woman saith to him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
The woman says to Him: “Sir, I perceive 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, while you (pl) 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.
Jesus says to her: “Woman, believe me, a time is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
22 Ye worship that which ye know not; we worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews.
You [Samaritans] worship what you do not know; we [Jews] worship what we do know, because the 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 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.
24 God is a spirit; and they who worship must worship in spirit and in truth.
God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and 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 says to Him: “I know that Messiah is coming (who is called Christ). When He comes He will explain everything to us.”
26 Jesus saith to her, I who speak to thee am he.
Jesus says to her, “I am He, the one who is talking with you!”
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?
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?”
28 The woman then left her water-pot, and went away into the city, and saith to the men,
So the woman left her water jar, went her way into the town, and says to the men:
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 Messiah?”
30 They went out of the city, and came to him.
So out they went from the town and started toward Him.
31 In the mean while the disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, eat.
Now in the meantime the disciples were urging Him saying, “Rabbi, eat.”
32 But he said to them, I have food to eat that ye know not of.
But He said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”
33 The disciples therefore said to one another, Hath any one brought him anything to eat?
So the disciples started saying to one another, “Could someone have brought Him something to eat?”
34 Jesus saith to them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Jesus says to them: “My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to complete 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 four months before the harvest comes?’ Well I say, Look! Lift your eyes and observe the fields; they are white for harvest already!
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)
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)
37 And herein is fulfilled the true saying, One soweth, and another reapeth.
Now the saying, ‘One is the sower and another the reaper,’ is true in this:
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 that for which you have not labored; others have labored and you have entered into their labors.”
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.
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!”
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 urged Him to stay with them; and He did stay there two days.
41 And many more believed on account of his word;
Many more believed through His own word,
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.
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!”
43 And after the two days he went from that place into Galilee.
So after the two days He departed from there and went on into Galilee.
44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his own country.
(For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet does not have honor in his own country.)
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
48 Then Jesus said to him, Unless ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
So Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders you will not believe!”
49 The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down before my child die.
The official says to Him, “Sir, 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.
Jesus says to him, “Go; your son lives.” Well the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and off he went.
51 And as he was now going down, the servants met him, and brought word that his child was living.
Now while he was still going down his slaves met him and reported saying, “Your son lives!”
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 of them the hour in which he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”
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.
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.
54 This again, a second sign, Jesus wrought, when he had come out of Judaea into Galilee.
Again, coming out of Judea into Galilee, Jesus performed this second miraculous sign.
