John 4
1 Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard, “Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John”
2 (although Jesus himself didn’t baptize, but his disciples),
(although Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples),
3 he left Judea and departed into Galilee.
He left Judea and went away into Galilee.
4 He needed to pass through Samaria.
Now He needed to go through Samaria;
5 So he came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that 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 Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down 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 A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a 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 therefore said to him, “How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, 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 her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you 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 said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. So where do you get that 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 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his children and his livestock?”
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 her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again,
Jesus answered and said to her: “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again,
15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I don’t get thirsty, neither come all the way here to draw.”
The woman says to Him, “Sir, give me this water! so that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”
16 Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”
Jesus says to her, “Go, call your husband and come back here.”
17 The woman answered, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You said well, ‘I have 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 you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband. This you have said 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 said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.
The woman says to Him: “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.
20 Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people 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 said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you 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 You worship that which you don’t know. 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 comes, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshipers.
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 spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
25 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming, he who is called Christ. When he has come, he will declare to 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 said to her, “I am he, the one who speaks to you.”
Jesus says to her, “I am He, the one who is talking with you!”
27 Just then, his disciples came. They marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, “What are you looking for?” or, “Why do you speak 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 So the woman left her water pot, went away into the city, and said to the people,
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 everything that I have done. Can this be 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 were coming to him.
So out they went from the town and started toward Him.
31 In the meanwhile, the disciples urged 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 you don’t know about.”
But He said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”
33 The disciples therefore said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?”
So the disciples started saying to one another, “Could someone have brought Him something to eat?”
34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
Jesus says to them: “My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to complete His work.
35 Don’t you say, ‘There are yet four months until the harvest’? Behold, I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, that they are white for harvest already.
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 He who reaps receives wages and gathers fruit to eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps 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 For in this the saying is true, ‘One sows, and another reaps.’
Now the saying, ‘One is the sower and another the reaper,’ is true in this:
38 I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t labored. Others have labored, and you 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 From that city many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified, “He told me everything that 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 So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed 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 Many more believed because of his word.
Many more believed through His own word,
42 They said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of your speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior 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 After the two days he went out from there and went into Galilee.
So after the two days He departed from there and went on into Galilee.
44 For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
(For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet does not have honor in his own country.)
45 So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things 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 Jesus came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. 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 When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him and begged him that he would come 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 Jesus therefore said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will in no way believe.”
So Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders you will not believe!”
49 The nobleman said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”
The official says to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”
50 Jesus said to him, “Go your way. Your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.
Jesus says to him, “Go; your son lives.” Well the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and off he went.
51 As he was going down, his servants met him and reported, saying “Your child lives!”
Now while he was still going down his slaves met him and reported saying, “Your son lives!”
52 So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. They said therefore 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 at that hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” He believed, as did 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 is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judea into Galilee.
Again, coming out of Judea into Galilee, Jesus performed this second miraculous sign.
