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—

Therefore when 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 didn’t baptize, but his disciples),

3 H e left Judea and returned to Galilee.

he left Judea, and departed into Galilee.

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

He needed to 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 came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near 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).

Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down 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—

A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.”

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

For his disciples had 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 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.)

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 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.”

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 to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. So where do you get 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?

Are you greater than our father, Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, as did his children, and his livestock?”

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

Jesus answered her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will 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 whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to 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 to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I don’t get thirsty, neither come all the way here to draw.”

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

Jesus said to her, “Go, call your 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, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You said 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 you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband. This you have said truly.”

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

The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are 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 worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people 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 said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour comes, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, will you 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.

You worship that which you don’t know. 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 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.

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 spirit, and those who 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 said to him, “I know that Messiah comes, he who is called Christ. When he has come, he will declare to us all things.”

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

Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who speaks to you.”

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?

At this, 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?”

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 water pot, and went away into the city, and said 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 everything that 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 meanwhile, the disciples urged 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 to them, “I have food to eat that you don’t know about.”

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

The disciples therefore said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something 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 to them, “My food is to do the will of him who 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.

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.

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 who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit to eternal life; that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

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

For in this the saying is 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 sent you to reap that for which you haven’t labored. Others have labored, and you have 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.

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 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 to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days.

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

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.

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.”

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

After the two days he went out from there 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 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 Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went 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.

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.

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 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.

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 to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will in no way 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 to 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 to him, “Go your way. Your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to 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!

As he was now going down, his servants met him and reported, saying “Your child 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.

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.”

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 to him, “Your son lives.” He believed, as did 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 Judea into Galilee.