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 how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John

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

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

3 H e left Judea and returned to Galilee.

he left Judaea and departed again into Galilee.

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

¶ And it was necessary that he go 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.

Then he came to a city of Samaria, which is 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).

Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus, therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well; and 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 came a woman of Samaria to draw water; Jesus said 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 unto 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—

Then said the Samaritan woman unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the 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 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 said unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; from where 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, Whosoever drinks 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 drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a fountain of water springing up into 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 said unto him, Lord, give me this water, that I not thirst, neither come here to draw.

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

Jesus said unto her, Go, call thy husband and come here.

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, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, 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 with truth.

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

The woman said unto him, Lord, 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 it is necessary 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 said unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour comes 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 what ye know not; we worship what we know, for saving health is of 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 comes, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father seeks such to worship him.

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 those that worship him must worship him in spirit and in 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 said unto him, I know that the Messiah is to come, who is called the 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 said unto her, I AM that speak unto thee.

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 marvelled that he talked with that woman; yet no one said, What askest thou? or, What talkest thou with her?

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

The woman then left her waterpot and went into the city and said to those men,

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 that I have done; is perchance this the Christ?

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

Then they went out of the city and came unto him.

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

In the meanwhile his disciples entreated 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 a food to eat that ye know not of.

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

Therefore said the disciples one to another, Has anyone brought him anything 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 said unto them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me and to finish 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.

Do ye not say, There are yet four months and then comes harvest? Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes and look on the fields, for they are white already to 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.

And he that reaps receives wages and gathers fruit unto eternal life, that both he that sows and he that reaps may rejoice together.

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

And herein is that saying true, One sows and another reaps.

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 have sent you to reap that upon which ye bestowed no labour; others laboured, and ye have entered into their labours.

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 many of the Samaritans of that city believed in him by the word of the woman, who testified, He told me all that I have done.

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 were come unto him, they asked 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 by his own 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 said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speech; for we have heard him ourselves and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

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

¶ Now after two days he departed from that place and went 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 has no honour 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.

Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had also gone to 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.

So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he had 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.

Then Jesus said unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

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

The nobleman said unto him, Sir, come down before my child dies.

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 said unto him, Go; thy son lives. And the man believed the word that Jesus spoke unto him, and he went.

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 slaves met him and told him, saying, Thy son lives.

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.

Then he enquired of them the hour when he began to get better. And they said 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 the same hour in which Jesus said unto him, Thy son lives; and he 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 again is the second sign that Jesus did when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.