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John 4:9-27

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?

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