1 N ow when the Lord knew (learned, became aware) that the Pharisees had been told that Jesus was winning and baptizing more disciples than John—

When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

2 T hough Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples—

(although Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples),

3 H e left Judea and returned to Galilee.

he left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.

4 I t was necessary for Him to go through Samaria.

And he must needs pass through Samaria.

5 A nd in doing so, He arrived at a Samaritan town called Sychar, near the tract of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph:

6 A nd Jacob’s well was there. So Jesus, tired as He was from His journey, sat down by the well. It was then about the sixth hour (about noon).

and Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

7 P resently, when a woman of Samaria came along to draw water, Jesus said to her, Give Me a drink—

There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

8 F or His disciples had gone off into the town to buy food—

For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.

9 T he Samaritan woman said to Him, How is it that You, being a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?—For the Jews have nothing to do with the Samaritans—

The Samaritan woman therefore saith unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a Samaritan woman? (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

10 J esus answered her, If you had only known and had recognized God’s gift and Who this is that is saying to you, Give Me a drink, you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water.

Jesus answered and said unto unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

11 S he said to Him, Sir, You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep; how then can You provide living water?

The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then hast thou that living water?

12 A re You greater than and superior to our ancestor Jacob, who gave us this well and who used to drink from it himself, and his sons and his cattle also?

Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle?

13 J esus answered her, All who drink of this water will be thirsty again.

Jesus answered and said unto her, Every one that drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

14 B ut whoever takes a drink of the water that I will give him shall never, no never, be thirsty any more. But the water that I will give him shall become a spring of water welling up (flowing, bubbling) within him unto (into, for) eternal life.

but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life.

15 T he woman said to Him, Sir, give me this water, so that I may never get thirsty nor have to come here to draw.

The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come all the way hither to draw.

16 A t this, Jesus said to her, Go, call your husband and come back here.

Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.

17 T he woman answered, I have no husband. Jesus said to her, You have spoken truly in saying, I have no husband.

The woman answered and said unto him, I have no husband. Jesus saith unto her, Thou saidst well, I have no husband:

18 F or you have had five husbands, and the man you are now living with is not your husband. In this you have spoken truly.

for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: this hast thou said truly.

19 T he woman said to Him, Sir, I see and understand that You are a prophet.

The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

20 O ur forefathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary and proper to worship.

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

21 J esus said to her, Woman, believe Me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father.

22 Y ou do not know what you are worshiping. We do know what we are worshiping, for salvation comes from the Jews.

Ye worship that which ye know not: we worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews.

23 A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshipers.

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers.

24 G od is a Spirit (a spiritual Being) and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth (reality).

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

25 T he woman said to Him, I know that Messiah is coming, He Who is called the Christ (the Anointed One); and when He arrives, He will tell us everything we need to know and make it clear to us.

The woman saith unto him, I know that Messiah cometh (he that is called Christ): when he is come, he will declare unto us all things.

26 J esus said to her, I Who now speak with you am He.

Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

27 J ust then His disciples came and they wondered (were surprised, astonished) to find Him talking with a woman. However, not one of them asked Him, What are You inquiring about? or What do You want? or, Why do You speak with her?

And upon this came his disciples; and they marvelled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why speakest thou with her?

28 T hen the woman left her water jar and went away to the town. And she began telling the people,

So the woman left her waterpot, and went away into the city, and saith to the people,

29 C ome, see a Man Who has told me everything that I ever did! Can this be the Christ?

Come, see a man, who told me all things that ever I did: can this be the Christ?

30 S o the people left the town and set out to go to Him.

They went out of the city, and were coming to him.

31 M eanwhile, the disciples urged Him saying, Rabbi, eat something.

In the mean while the disciples prayed him, saying, Rabbi, eat.

32 B ut He assured them, I have food (nourishment) to eat of which you know nothing and have no idea.

But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not.

33 S o the disciples said one to another, Has someone brought Him something to eat?

The disciples therefore said one to another, Hath any man brought him aught to eat?

34 J esus said to them, My food (nourishment) is to do the will (pleasure) of Him Who sent Me and to accomplish and completely finish His work.

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.

35 D o you not say, It is still four months until harvest time comes? Look! I tell you, raise your eyes and observe the fields and see how they are already white for harvesting.

Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white already unto harvest.

36 A lready the reaper is getting his wages, for he is gathering fruit (crop) unto life eternal, so that he who does the planting and he who does the reaping may rejoice together.

He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

37 F or in this the saying holds true, One sows and another reaps.

For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

38 I sent you to reap a crop for which you have not toiled. Other men have labored and you have stepped in to reap the results of their work.

I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor.

39 N ow numerous Samaritans from that town believed in and trusted in Him because of what the woman said when she declared and testified, He told me everything that I ever did.

And from that city many of the Samaritans believed on him because of the word of the woman, who testified, He told me all things that ever I did.

40 S o when the Samaritans arrived, they asked Him to remain with them, and He did stay there two days.

So when the Samaritans came unto him, they besought him to abide with them: and he abode there two days.

41 T hen many more believed in and adhered to and relied on Him because of His personal message.

And many more believed because of his word;

42 A nd they told the woman, Now we no longer believe (trust, have faith) just because of what you said; for we have heard Him ourselves, and we know that He truly is the Savior of the world, the Christ.

and they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speaking: for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.

43 B ut after these two days Jesus went on from there into Galilee—

And after the two days he went forth from thence into Galilee.

44 A lthough He Himself declared that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his own country.

45 H owever, when He came into Galilee, the Galileans also welcomed Him and took Him to their hearts eagerly, for they had seen everything that He did in Jerusalem during the Feast; for they too had attended the Feast.

So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

46 S o Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son was lying ill in Capernaum.

He came therefore again unto Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.

47 H aving heard that Jesus had come back from Judea into Galilee, he went away to meet Him and began to beg Him to come down and cure his son, for he was lying at the point of death.

When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.

48 T hen Jesus said to him, Unless you see signs and miracles happen, you never will believe (trust, have faith) at all.

Jesus therefore said unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe.

49 T he king’s officer pleaded with Him, Sir, do come down at once before my little child is dead!

The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.

50 J esus answered him, Go in peace; your son will live! And the man put his trust in what Jesus said and started home.

Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. The man believed the word that Jesus spake unto him, and he went his way.

51 B ut even as he was on the road going down, his servants met him and reported, saying, Your son lives!

And as he was now going down, his servants met him, saying, that his son lived.

52 S o he asked them at what time he had begun to get better. They said, Yesterday during the seventh hour (about one o’clock in the afternoon) the fever left him.

So he inquired of them the hour when he began to amend. They said therefore unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.

53 T hen the father knew that it was at that very hour when Jesus had said to him, Your son will live. And he and his entire household believed (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Jesus).

So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.

54 T his is the second sign (wonderwork, miracle) that Jesus performed after He had come out of Judea into Galilee.

This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judaea into Galilee.