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John 4:1-13

1οὖνounG3767WhenὩςHōsG5613ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424realizedἔγνωegnōG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330were awareἤκουσανēkousanG191ὅτιhotiG3754HeἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was gainingποιεῖpoieiG4160andκαὶkaiG2532baptizingβαπτίζειbaptizeiG907moreπλείοναςpleionasG4119disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101thanἢēG2228JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491

2(althoughG2544it wasnotοὐκoukG3756JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whoαὐτὸςautosG846baptizedἐβάπτιζενebaptizenG907,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101),

3He leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863τὴνtēnG3588JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaianG2449andκαὶkaiG2532returnedἀπῆλθεν πάλινapēlthen palinG565 G3825toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.GalilaianG1056.

4NowδὲdeG1161HeαὐτὸνautonG846hadἔδειedeiG1163to passδιέρχεσθαιdierchesthaiG1330throughδιὰdiaG1223τῆςtēsG3588SamariaΣαμαρείας.SamareiasG4540.

5SoοὖνounG3767He cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toεἰςeisG1519a townπόλινpolinG4172τῆςtēsG3588of SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540calledλεγομένηνlegomenēnG3004SycharΣυχάρ,SucharG4965,nearπλησίονplēsionG4139theτοῦtouG3588plot of groundχωρίουchōriouG5564thatὃhoG3739JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384had givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325toτῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τῷtōG3588sonυἱῷhuiōG5207JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501.

6SinceδὲdeG1161τοῦtouG3588Jacob’sἸακώβ.¶IakōbG2384wellπηγὴpēgēG4077wasἦνēnG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563ὉHoG3588οὖνounG3767,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,wearyκεκοπιακὼςkekopiakōsG2872fromἐκekG1537HisτῆςtēsG3588journeyὁδοιπορίαςhodoiporiasG3597οὕτωςhoutōsG3779,sat downἐκαθέζετοekathezetoG2516byἐπὶepiG1909theτῇtēaG3588wellπηγῇ·pēgēaG4077.It wasἦνēnG1510aboutὡςhōsG5613thesixthἕκτη.¶hektēG1623hourὥραhōraG5610.

7Whena Samaritanἐκ τῆς Σαμαρείαςek tēs SamareiasG1537 G3588 G4540womanγυνὴgunēG1135cameἜρχεταιErchetaiG2064to drawἀντλῆσαιantlēsaiG501waterὕδωρ.hudōrG5204ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to herαὐτῇautēaG846, “GiveδόςdosG1325MeG1473a drinkπεῖν.peinG4095.”

8γὰρgarG1063(HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101had goneἀπεληλύθεισανapelēlutheisanG565intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588townπόλινpolinG4172toἵναinaG2443buyἀγοράσωσιν.agorasōsinG59foodτροφὰςtrophasG5160.)

9“You areὢνōnG1510a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453οὖνounG3767,”saidλέγειlegeiG3004theἡhēG3588ἡhēG3588Σαμαρῖτις·SamaritisG4542womanγυνὴgunēG1135αὐτῷautōG846. “HowπῶςpōsG4459can YouσὺsuG4771ask forαἰτεῖςaiteisG154a drinkπεῖνpeinG4095fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844meἐμοῦemouG1473οὔσης;ousēsG1510,a SamaritanΣαμαρίτιδοςSamaritidosG4542womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135?” (ForγὰρgarG1063JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453do not associateοὐ συγχρῶνταιou sugchrōntaiG3756 G4798with SamaritansΣαμαρίταις.¶SamaritaisG4541.)

10JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθη καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ·Apekrithē kai eipen autēaG611 G2532 G2036 G846, “IfεἰeiG1487you knewᾔδειςēdeisG1492theτὴνtēnG3588giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101isἐστινestinG1510ὁhoG3588askingλέγωνlegōnG3004youσοι·soiG4771forδόςdosG1325 G1473a drinkπεῖν,peinG4095,youσὺsuG4771would have askedἂν ᾔτησαςan ētēsasG302 G154HimαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532He would have givenἔδωκεν ἄνedōken anG302 G1325youσοιsoiG4771livingζῶν.zōnG2198waterὕδωρhudōrG5204.”

11“Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,”theἡhēG3588womanγυνή·gunēG1135repliedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷautōG846, “You haveἔχεις,echeisG2192nothingοὔτεouteG3777to draw withἄντλημαantlēmaG502andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588wellφρέαρphrearG5421isἐστὶνestinG1510deepβαθύ·bathuG901.WhereπόθενpothenG4159thenοὖνounG3767will You getἔχειςecheisG2192thisτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588livingζῶν;zōnG2198waterὕδωρhudōrG5204?

12Areμὴ εἶmē eiG1510 G3361YouσὺsuG4771greater thanμείζωνmeizōnG3173ourG1473τοῦtouG3588fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962JacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384,whoὃςhosG3739gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325usG1473thisτὸtoG3588wellφρέαρ,phrearG5421andκαὶkaiG2532drankἔπιενepienG4095fromἐξexG1537itαὐτὸςautosG846himselfαὐτοῦautouG846, as didκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ;¶autouG846τὰtaG3588livestockθρέμματαthremmataG2353?”

13JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611καὶkaiG2532saidεἶπενeipenG2036to herαὐτῇ·autēaG846, “EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588drinksπίνωνpinōnG4095ἐκekG1537thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204will be thirstyδιψήσειdipsēseiG1372againπάλιν.palinG3825.

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