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John 4:1-13

1WhenὩςHōsG5613thereforeοὖνounG3767theLordknewG1097thatthePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330hadheardG191thatJesusG2424wasmakingG4160andbaptizingG907moreG4183disciplesG3101thanJohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491

2(althoughJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424himselfbaptizedG907not,buthisdisciplesG3101),

3heleftG863Judæa,anddepartedG565againπάλινpalinG3825intoGalileeΓαλιλαίαν.GalilaianG1056.

4AndhemustneedspassδιέρχεσθαιdierchesthaiG1330throughSamariaΣαμαρείας.SamareiasG4540.

5SohecomethtoacityπόλινpolinG4172ofSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,calledSychar,neartotheparcelofgroundthatJacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384gaveG1325tohissonυἱῷhuiōG5207JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501:

6andJacob’swellπηγὴpēgēG4077wasG1510there.JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767,beingG1510weariedwithhisjourney,satthusbythewellπηγῇ·pēgēaG4077.ItwasG1510aboutthesixthἕκτη.¶hektēG1623hourὥραhōraG5610.

7There comethawomanγυνὴgunēG1135ofSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540todrawἀντλῆσαιantlēsaiG501waterὕδωρ.hudōrG5204:JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untoher,GiveδόςdosG1325metodrinkπεῖν.peinG4095.

8ForhisdisciplesG3101weregoneG565awayἀπεληλύθεισανapelēlutheisanG565intothecityπόλινpolinG4172tobuyἀγοράσωσιν.agorasōsinG59foodτροφὰςtrophasG5160.

9TheSamaritanΣαμαρῖτις·SamaritisG4542womanγυνὴgunēG1135thereforeοὖνounG3767saith untohim,HowπῶςpōsG4459isG1510itthatthou,beingG1510aJewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453, askestdrinkπεῖνpeinG4095ofme,whoamG1510aSamaritanΣαμαρίτιδοςSamaritidosG4542womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135? (ForJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453havenodealingswithSamaritans.)

10JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andsaidλέγωνlegōnG3004untoher,Ifthou knewestthegiftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andwhoitisG1510thatsaithtothee,GiveG1325metodrinkπεῖν,peinG4095; thou wouldesthaveaskedᾔτησαςētēsasG154ofhim,andhewouldhavegivenG1325theelivingG2198waterὕδωρhudōrG5204.

11Thewomanγυνή·gunēG1135saith untohim,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962, thou hastnothingtodrawwith,andthewellisG1510deepβαθύ·bathuG901: whencethenhast thouthatlivingG2198waterὕδωρhudōrG5204?

12Art thougreaterG3173thanourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962JacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384,whogaveG1325usthewell,anddrankἔπιενepienG4095thereofhimself,andhissonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207,andhiscattle?

13JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andsaidG3004untoher,EveryoneG3778thatdrinkethofthiswaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204shallthirstδιψήσειdipsēseiG1372againπάλιν.palinG3825:

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