1 J esus knew the proud religious law-keepers had heard He was making and baptizing more followers 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 J esus did not baptize anyone Himself but His followers did.

Though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples—

3 T hen Jesus went from the country of Judea to the country of Galilee.

He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

4 H e had to go through the country of Samaria.

It was necessary for Him to go through Samaria.

5 S o He came to a town in Samaria called Sycar. It was near the piece 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 J acob’s well was there. Jesus was tired from traveling so He sat down just as He was by the well. It was about noon.

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

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

8 H is followers had gone to the town to buy food.

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

9 T he woman of Samaria said to Him, “You are a Jew. I am of Samaria. Why do You ask me for a drink when the Jews have nothing to do with the people of Samaria?”

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 said to her, “You do not know what God has to give. You do not know Who said to you, ‘Give Me a drink.’ If you knew, you would have asked Him. He would have given you 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 said to Him, “Sir, the well is deep. You have nothing to get water with. Where will You get the 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 re You greater than our early father Jacob? He gave us the well. He and his children and his cattle drank from it.” Jesus Tells of the Living Water

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 said to her, “Whoever drinks this water will be thirsty again.

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

14 W hoever drinks the water that I will give him will never be thirsty. The water that I will give him will become in him a well of life that lasts forever.”

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 said, “Sir, give me this water so I will never be thirsty. Then I will not have to come all this way for water.” The True Kind of Worship

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

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

17 T he woman said, “I have no husband.” Jesus said, “You told the truth when you 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 Y ou have had five husbands. The one you have now is not your husband. You told the truth.”

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 said to Him, “Sir, I think You are a person Who speaks for God.

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

20 O ur early fathers worshiped on this mountain. You Jews say Jerusalem is the place where men should 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 said to her, “Woman, believe Me. The time is coming when you will not worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.

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 ou people do not know what you worship. We Jews know what we worship. It is through the Jews that men are saved from the punishment of their sins.

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

23 T he time is coming, yes, it is here now, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father wants that kind of worshipers.

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 Spirit. Those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” Jesus Is the One the Jews Are Looking For

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 said to Him, “I know the Jews are looking for One Who is coming. He is called the Christ. When He comes, He will tell us everything.”

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 said to her, “I am the Christ, the One talking with you!”

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

27 R ight then the followers came back and were surprised and wondered about finding Him talking with a woman. But no one said, “What do You want?” or, “Why are You talking 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 left her water jar and went into the town. She said to the men,

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

29 “ Come and see a Man Who told me everything I ever did! Can this be the Christ?”

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

30 T hey went out of town and came to Him. Jesus Tells Them of a New Kind of Food

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

31 D uring this time His followers were saying to Him, “Teacher, eat something.”

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

32 H e said, “I have food to eat that you do not know of.”

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

33 T he followers said to each other, “Has someone taken food to Him?”

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

34 J esus said, “My food is to do what God wants Me to do 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 D o you not say, ‘It is four months yet until the time to gather grain’? Listen! I say to you, open your eyes and look at the fields. They are white now and waiting for the grain to be gathered in.

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 T he one who gathers gets his pay. He gathers fruit that lasts forever. The one who plants and the one who gathers will have joy 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 T hese words are true, ‘One man plants and another man gathers.’

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

38 I sent you to gather where you have not planted. Others have planted and you have come along to gather in their fruit.” The People of Samaria Believe in Jesus

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 M any people in that town of Samaria believed in Jesus because of what the woman said about Him. She said, “He told me everything I ever 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 the people of Samaria came to Him. They asked Him to stay with them. Jesus stayed there two days.

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

41 M any more people believed because of what He said.

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

42 T hey said to the woman, “Now we believe! It is no longer because of what you said about Jesus but we have heard Him ourselves. We know, for sure, that He is the Christ, the One Who saves men of this world from the punishment of their sins.” Jesus Goes to Galilee

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 T wo days later He went from there and came to the country of Galilee.

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

44 J esus Himself said that no one who speaks for God is respected in his own country.

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

45 W hen He came to Galilee, the people there were glad. They had seen all the things He did in Jerusalem. It was at the time of the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. They had been there also. Jesus Heals the Dying Boy in Capernaum

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 J esus came again to the town of Cana of Galilee where He had made water into wine. A man who worked with the king had a son who was sick in the city of 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 T his man went to Jesus. He had heard that Jesus had come from the country of Judea to Galilee. The man asked Jesus if He would go to Capernaum and heal his son who was dying.

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 Jesus said to him, “Unless you see special things and powerful works done, you 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 man said to Him, “Sir, come with me before my son dies.”

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

50 J esus said to him, “Go your way. Your son will live.” The man put his trust in what Jesus said and left.

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 s he was on his way home, his servants met him. They said to him, “Your son is living!”

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

52 H e asked them what time his boy began to get well. They said to him, “Yesterday at one o’clock the sickness left.”

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 T he father knew it was the time Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” He and everyone in his house put their trust in Jesus.

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 was the second powerful work that Jesus did after He came from the country of Judea to the country of Galilee.

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