1 T herefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making 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 ( although Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples were),

(although Jesus himself didn’t baptize, but his disciples),

3 H e left Judea and went away again into Galilee.

he left Judea, and departed into Galilee.

4 A nd He had to pass through Samaria.

He needed to pass through Samaria.

5 S o He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground 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, being wearied from His journey, was sitting thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour. The Woman of Samaria

Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

7 T here came a woman of Samaria 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 away into the city to buy food.

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

9 T herefore the Samaritan woman said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask me for a drink since I am a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with 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 and said to 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 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; where then do You get that 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 Y ou are not greater than our father Jacob, are You, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself and his sons and his cattle?”

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 and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again;

Jesus answered her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again,

14 b ut whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to 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 I will not be thirsty nor come all the way 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 H e said to her, “Go, call your husband and come here.”

Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”

17 T he woman answered and said, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You have correctly said, ‘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 one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said 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 perceive that You are a prophet.

The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.

20 O ur fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you people say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought 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, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.

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 worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.

You worship that which you don’t know. We worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews.

23 B ut an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be 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 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 T he woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming ( He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things 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 speak to you am He.”

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

27 A t this point His disciples came, and they were amazed that He had been speaking with a woman, yet no one said, “What do You seek?” 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 S o the woman left her waterpot, and went into the city and said to the men,

So the woman left her water pot, and went away into the city, and said to the people,

29 “ Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is it?”

“Come, see a man who told me everything that I did. Can this be the Christ?”

30 T hey went out of the city, and were coming to Him.

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

31 M eanwhile the disciples were urging Him, saying, “ Rabbi, eat.”

In the meanwhile, the disciples urged him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”

32 B ut He said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”

But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you don’t know about.”

33 S o the disciples were saying to one another, “No one brought Him anything to eat, did he?”

The disciples therefore said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?”

34 J esus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish 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, ‘There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest.

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 he who reaps is receiving wages and is gathering fruit for life eternal; so that he who sows and he who reaps 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 case the saying is true, ‘ One sows and another reaps.’

For in this the saying is true, ‘One sows, and another reaps.’

38 I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored and you have entered into their labor.” The Samaritans

I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

39 F rom that city many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “ He told me all the things that I have done.”

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 came to Jesus, they were asking Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.

So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days.

41 M any more believed because of His word;

Many more believed because of his word.

42 a nd they were saying to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world.”

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 A fter the two days He went forth from there into Galilee.

After the two days he went out from there and went into Galilee.

44 F or Jesus Himself testified 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 S o when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things that He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves also went to the feast. Healing a Nobleman’s Son

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 T herefore He came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a royal official whose son was sick at 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 W hen he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was imploring Him to come down and heal his son; for he was 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 S o Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe.”

Jesus therefore said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will in no way believe.”

49 T he royal official said to Him, “ Sir, come down before my child dies.”

The nobleman said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”

50 J esus said to him, “ Go; your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and started off.

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 A s he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was living.

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

52 S o he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. Then they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour 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 S o the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives”; and he himself believed and his whole household.

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 again a second sign that Jesus performed when He had come out of Judea into Galilee.

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