John 4
1 Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was making 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 Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were),
though Jesus Himself did not baptize them, but His disciples did--
3 he left Judea and went back again to Galilee.
He left Judaea and returned to Galilee.
4 But it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.
His road lay through Samaria,
5 So he came to a town of Samaria, called Sychar, near the piece of land 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 The well of Jacob was there. Jesus was tired from his journey and sat 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 A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me some water 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 away into the town to buy food.
for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.
9 Then the Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, being a Jew, are asking me, being a Samaritan woman, for something to drink?” For Jews have no dealings 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 and said to her, “If you had known the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me 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 The woman said to him, “Sir, you do not have a bucket and the well is deep. Where then do you have the 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 You are not greater, are you, than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did 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 replied and said to her, “Everyone who drinks from 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 may not become thirsty and not have to 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 come back here.”
"Go and call your husband," said Jesus; "and come back."
17 The woman answered and said to him, “I do not have a husband.” Jesus replied, “You are right 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, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.”
"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, “Sir, 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 say that Jerusalem is the place where people have 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, “Believe me, woman, that an hour 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 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 However, the hour is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to be his worshipers.
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 the people who worship him must worship in spirit and 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 (the one called Christ). 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 said to her, “I am he, the one speaking to you.”
"I am He," said Jesus--"I who am now talking to you."
27 At that moment his disciples returned. Now they were wondering why he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you want?” or “Why are you speaking 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 So the woman left her water pot, went back to 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 that I have ever done. This could not be the Christ, could it?”
"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 They left the town and came to him.
They left the town and set out to go to Him.
31 In the meantime, the disciples were urging 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 that you do not know about.”
"I have food to eat," He replied, "of which you do not know."
33 So the disciples said to each other, “No one has brought him anything to eat, have they?”
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 him who sent me and to complete 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 four more months and then the harvest comes'? I am saying to you, look up and see the fields, for they are already 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 He who is harvesting receives wages and gathers fruit for everlasting life, so that he who sows and he who harvests 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 saying, 'One sows, and another harvests,' 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 harvest what you have not worked for. Others have worked, and you have entered into 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 in that city believed in him because of the report of the woman who was testifying, “He told me everything 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 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there 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 Many more believed because of his word.
Then a far larger number of people believed because of His own words,
42 They said to the woman, “We no longer believe because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this one is indeed 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 those two days, he departed from there for Galilee.
After the two days He departed, and went into Galilee;
44 For Jesus himself declared 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 When he came into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all the things that he had done in Jerusalem at the festival, for they had also gone to the festival.
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 Now he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. There was a certain royal official whose son in Capernaum was ill.
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 to Jesus and asked 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 then said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will not believe.”
"Unless you and others see miracles and marvels," said Jesus, "nothing will induce you to believe."
49 The official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child 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 he went away.
"You may return home," replied Jesus; "your son has recovered." He believed the words of Jesus, and started back home;
51 While he was going down, his servants met him, saying that his son was living.
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 asked them the hour when he began to improve. They replied 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 that hour that Jesus had said to him, “Your son lives.” So he himself and his whole 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 the second sign that Jesus did when he came out of Judea to Galilee.
This is the second miracle that Jesus performed, after coming from Judaea into Galilee.
