1 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

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

2 ( Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)

Though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples—

3 H e left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.

He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

4 A nd he must needs go through Samaria.

It was necessary for Him to go through Samaria.

5 T hen cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

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

6 N ow Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.

And 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).

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

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

8 ( For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

For His disciples had gone off into the town to buy food—

9 T hen saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

The 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—

10 J esus 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.

Jesus 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.

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

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

12 A rt thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?

Are 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?

13 J esus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

Jesus answered her, All who drink of this water will be thirsty again.

14 B ut whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

But 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.

15 T he woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.

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

16 J esus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.

At this, Jesus said to her, Go, call your husband and come back here.

17 T he woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:

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

18 F or thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.

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

19 T he woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

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

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

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

21 J esus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

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

22 Y e worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

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

23 B ut the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

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.

24 G od is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

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

25 T he woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.

The 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.

26 J esus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

Jesus said to her, I Who now speak with you am He.

27 A nd upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

Just 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?

28 T he woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,

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

29 C ome, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

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

30 T hen they went out of the city, and came unto him.

So the people left the town and set out to go to Him.

31 I n the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

Meanwhile, the disciples urged Him saying, Rabbi, eat something.

32 B ut he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

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

33 T herefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?

So the disciples said one to another, Has someone brought Him something to eat?

34 J esus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

Jesus 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.

35 S ay not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

Do 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.

36 A nd he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

Already 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.

37 A nd herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

For in this the saying holds true, One sows and another reaps.

38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

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.

39 A nd many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.

Now 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.

40 S o when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.

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

41 A nd many more believed because of his own word;

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

42 A nd said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

And 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.

43 N ow after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.

But after these two days Jesus went on from there into Galilee—

44 F or Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

Although He Himself declared that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

45 T hen when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

However, 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.

46 S o Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.

So 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.

47 W hen 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.

Having 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.

48 T hen said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

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

49 T he nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.

The king’s officer pleaded with Him, Sir, do come down at once before my little child is dead!

50 J esus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.

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

51 A nd as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.

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

52 T hen enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.

So 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.

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

Then 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).

54 T his is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.

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