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John 4:4-42

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:
14butwhosoever drinkethofthewaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204thatIshallgiveδώσωdōsōG1325himshallneverthirstδιψήσειdipsēseiG1372;butthewaterὕδωρhudōrG5204thatIshallgiveδώσωdōsōG1325himshallbecomeγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096inhimawellG4077ofwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204springingupuntoeternalαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.
15Thewomanγυνή·gunēG1135saith untohim,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,giveδόςdosG1325methiswaterὕδωρhudōrG5204,thatIthirstδιψῶdipsōG1372not,neithercomeallthewayhithertodrawἀντλεῖν.antleinG501.
16Jesussaith untoher,GoὕπαγεhupageG5217,callthyhusbandἄνδραandraG435,andcomeἐλθὲeltheG2064hither.
17ThewomanγυνὴgunēG1135answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611andsaidΛέγειLegeiG3004untohim,Ihavenohusbandἄνδρα.¶andraG435.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untoher, Thou saidstwellG2573,IhavenohusbandἄνδραandraG435:
18forthou hasthadfiveπέντεpenteG4002husbandsἄνδραςandrasG435;andhewhomthounowνῦνnunG3568hastisG1510notthyhusbandἀνήρ·anērG435:thishast thousaidG3004truly.
19Thewomanγυνή·gunēG1135saith untohim,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,Iperceivethatthou artaprophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396.
20OurfathersπατέρεςpateresG3962worshippedinthismountainὄρειoreiG3735;andyesayλέγετεlegeteG3004,thatinJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414isG1510theplaceτόποςtoposG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699menG3778oughtG1163toworshipG4352.
21JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untoher,Womanγύναι,gunaiG1135,believeπίστευέpisteueG4100me,thehourὥραhōraG5610cometh,whenὅτεhoteG3753neitherinthismountainὄρειoreiG3735,norinJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414,shallyeworshipπροσκυνήσετεproskunēseteG4352theFatherπατρί.patriG3962.
22YeworshipπροσκυνεῖτεproskuneiteG4352thatwhichyeknownot:weworshipπροσκυνοῦμενproskunoumenG4352thatwhichweknow;forsalvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991isG1510fromtheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453.
23ButthehourὥραhōraG5610cometh,andnowνῦνnunG3568isG1510,whenὅτεhoteG3753thetrueἀληθινοὶalēthinoiG228worshippersshallworshipG4352theFatherπατρὶpatriG3962inspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andtruthἀληθείᾳ·alētheiaG225:forsuchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108doththeFatherπατὴρpatērG3962seekζητεῖzēteiG2212tobeG1510hisworshippers.
24Godθεός,theosG2316isaSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151:andtheythatworshipπροσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasG4352himmustworshipπροσκυνεῖν.¶proskuneinG4352inspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andtruthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.
25Thewomanγυνή·gunēG1135saith untohim,IknowthatMessiahcometh (hethatiscalledChristχριστός,christosG5547):whenὅτανhotanG3752heiscomeG2064,hewilldeclareG312untousallthings.
26JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untoher,IthatspeakλαλῶνlalōnG2980unto theeamG1510he.
27AnduponthiscameG2064hisdisciplesG3101;andtheymarvelledthathewasspeakingG2980withawomanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135;yetnomanG3778saidG3004,Whatseekest thou?or,WhyG5101speakest thouwithher?
28SothewomanγυνὴgunēG1135leftG863herwaterpot,andwentG565awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565intothecityπόλινpolinG4172,andsaithtothepeople,
29Comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205,seeG3708amanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,whotoldG3004meallthingsG3778thateverIdid:canthisbeG1510theChristχριστός;christosG5547?
30TheywentG1831outofthecityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,andwerecomingG2064tohim.
31InthemeanwhilethedisciplesG3101prayedhim,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,eatG2068.
32ButhesaidG3004untothem,IhavemeattoeatG2068thatyeknownot.
33ThedisciplesG3101thereforeοὖνounG3767saidἔλεγονelegonG3004oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240toanother, HathanymanbroughtἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342himaughttoeatG2068?
34JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untothem,MymeatisG1510todothewillofhimthatsentG3992me,andtoaccomplishhisworkἔργον.ergonG2041.
35SayλέγετεlegeteG3004notye,ThereareG1510yetfourmonths,andthencomeththeharvestθερισμὸςtherismosG2326?beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,LiftἐπάρατεeparateG1869upyoureyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,andlookonthefieldsχώραςchōrasG5561,thattheyareG1510whiteλευκαίleukaiG3022alreadyἤδη.ēdēG2235untoharvestθερισμόνtherismonG2326.
36Hethatreapeth receivethwagesG3408,andgatherethfruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590untolifeζωὴνzōēnG2222eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166;thathethatsowethandhethatreapethmayrejoiceχαίρῃchairēG5463togetherG4863.
37ForhereinisG1510thesayingλόγοςlogosG3056trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228,OneG3778soweth,andanotherreapeth.
38IsentG649youtoreapθερίζεινtherizeinG2325thatwhereon yehavenotlaboredG2872:othersἄλλοιalloiG243havelaboredG2872,andyeareenteredεἰσεληλύθατε.eiselēluthateG1525intotheirlaborκόπονkoponG2873.
39AndfromthatcityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183oftheSamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541believedG4100onhimbecauseofthewordλόγονlogonG3056ofthewomanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,whotestifiedμαρτυρούσηςmarturousēsG3140,HetoldG3004meallthingsπάνταpantaG3956thateverIdid.
40SowhenὡςhōsG5613theSamaritansΣαμαρῖται,SamaritaiG4541cameG2064untohim,theybesoughthimtoabideG3306withthem:andheabodetheretwoδύοduoG1417daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.
41AndmanyπολλῷpollōG4183moreπλείουςpleiousG4183believedG4100becauseofhiswordλόγονlogonG3056;
42andtheysaidἔλεγονelegonG3004tothewomanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135,Nowwebelieveπιστεύομεν·pisteuomenG4100,notbecauseofthyspeakingG3004:forwehaveheardG191forourselves,andknowthatthisisG1510indeedtheSaviouroftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889.
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