Berean Standard Bible

John 4:26-54

26ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῇautēaG846, “IἐγώegōG1473whoὁhoG3588speakλαλῶνlalōnG2980to youσοι.soiG4771amεἰμι,eimiG1510He.”

27Just thenκαὶ ἐπὶ τούτῳkai epi toutōG2532 G1909 G3778HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101returnedἦλθανēlthanG2064andκαὶkaiG2532were surprisedἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296thatὅτιhotiG3754He was speakingἐλάλει·elaleiG2980withμετὰmetaG3326a womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135.ButμέντοιmentoiG3305no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762askedεἶπεν·eipenG2036Him, “WhatτίtiG5101do You wantζητεῖς,zēteisG2212from her?”orἢēG2228“WhyτίtiG5101are You talkingλαλεῖςlaleisG2980withμετ᾽met᾽G3326herαὐτῆς;¶autēsG846?”

28ThenοὖνounG3767theτὴνtēnG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135leftἈφῆκενAphēkenG863herαὐτῆςautēsG846ἡhēG3588water jarὑδρίανhudrianG5201καὶkaiG2532,went backἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588townπόλινpolinG4172,andκαὶkaiG2532said toλέγειlegeiG3004theτοῖςtoisG3588peopleἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444,

29“Comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205,seeG3708a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whoὃςhosG3739toldεἶπένeipenG2036meG1473everythingπάνταpantaG3956I ever didὅσα ἐποίησα·hosa epoiēsaG3745 G4160.CouldμήτιmētiG3385thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778beἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός;christosG5547?”

30Sothey leftἐξῆλθον ἐκexēlthon ekG1831 G1537theτῆςtēsG3588townπόλεωςpoleōsG4172andκαὶkaiG2532made their wayἤρχοντοērchontoG2064towardπρὸςprosG4314Jesusαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

31MeanwhileἘν τῷ μεταξὺEn tō metaxuG1722 G3588 G3342theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101urgedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065HimαὐτὸνautonG846λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,eatφάγε.phageG5315something.”

32ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588He toldεἶπενeipenG2036themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “IἐγὼegōG1473haveἔχωechōG2192foodβρῶσινbrōsinG1035to eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315thatἣνhēnG3739youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowG1492nothingοὐκoukG3756about.”

33SoοὖνounG3767theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101askedG2036πρὸςprosG4314one anotherἀλλήλους·allēlousG240, “CouldμήmēG3361someoneτιςtisG5100have broughtἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342HimαὐτῷautōG846foodφαγεῖν;phageinG5315?”

34ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424explainedλέγει αὐτοῖςlegei autoisG3004 G846, “MyG1699foodβρῶμάbrōmaG1033isἐστινestinG1510toἵναinaG2443doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160theτὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of Him whoτοῦtouG3588sentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992MeἐμὸνemonG1473andκαὶkaiG2532to finishτελειώσωteleiōsōG5048HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588workἔργον.ergonG2041.

35Do youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771notοὐχouchG3756sayλέγετεlegeteG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, ‘There areἐστινestinG1510stillἔτιetiG2089four monthsτετράμηνόςtetramēnosG5072untilκαὶ ἔρχεται;kai erchetaiG2532 G2064theὁhoG3588harvestθερισμὸςtherismosG2326ἰδοὺidouG2400’?I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,lift upἐπάρατεeparateG1869yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788andκαὶkaiG2532look atθεάσασθεtheasastheG2300theτὰςtasG3588fieldsχώραςchōrasG5561,forὅτιhotiG3754they areεἰσινeisinG1510ripeλευκαί ἤδη.leukai ēdēG2235 G3022forπρὸςprosG4314harvestθερισμόνtherismonG2326.

36Already theὁhoG3588reaperθερίζωνtherizōnG2325drawsλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983hiswagesμισθὸνmisthonG3408andκαὶkaiG2532gathersσυνάγειsunageiG4863a cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590forεἰςeisG1519eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,so thatἵναinaG2443theὁhoG3588sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588reaperθερίζων.therizōnG2325may rejoiceχαίρῃchairēG5463togetherὁμοῦhomouG3674.

37ForγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722this caseτούτῳtoutōG3778theὁhoG3588sayingλόγοςlogosG3056ὅτιhotiG3754ἐστὶνestinG1510‘OneἄλλοςallosG243ὁhoG3588sowsσπείρωνspeirōnG4687andκαὶkaiG2532anotherἄλλοςallosG243ὁhoG3588reapsθερίζων.therizōnG2325’isἐστὶνestinG1510trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228.

38IἐγὼegōG1473sentἀπέστειλαapesteilaG649youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to reapθερίζεινtherizeinG2325whatὃhoG3739youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have not worked forοὐχ κεκοπιάκατε·ouch kekopiakateG3756 G2872;othersἄλλοιalloiG243have done the hard workκεκοπιάκασιν,kekopiakasinG2872,andκαὶkaiG2532now youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have taken upεἰς εἰσεληλύθατε.eis eiselēluthateG1525 G1519theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὸνtonG3588laborκόπονkoponG2873.”

39δὲdeG1161ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of theτῆςtēsG3588SamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541fromἐκekG1537thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565τῶνtōnG3588townπόλεωςpoleōsG4172believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100inεἰςeisG1519JesusαὐτὸνautonG846because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὸνtonG3588λόγονlogonG3056woman’sτῆς γυναικὸςtēs gunaikosG3588 G1135testimonyμαρτυρούσηςmarturousēsG3140ὅτιhotiG3754, “He toldεἶπένeipenG2036meG1473everythingπάνταpantaG3956I ever didἃ ἐποίησα.ha epoiēsaG3739 G4160.”

40SoοὖνounG3767whenὡςhōsG5613theοἱhoiG3588SamaritansΣαμαρῖται,SamaritaiG4541cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toπρὸςprosG4314HimαὐτὸνautonG846,they askedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065HimαὐτὸνautonG846to stayμεῖναιmeinaiG3306withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846,andκαὶkaiG2532He stayedἔμεινεν ἐκεῖemeinen ekeiG3306 G1563twoδύοduoG1417daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.

41AndκαὶkaiG2532manyG4183moreG4119believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100because ofδιὰdiaG1223Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὸνtonG3588messageλόγονlogonG3056.

42τεteG5037They saidG2036to theτῇtēaG3588womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135ὅτιhotiG3754, “We now believeπιστεύομεν·pisteuomenG4100not onlyG3765because ofδιὰdiaG1223τὴνtēnG3588yourG4674wordsλαλιὰνlalianG2981;we have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191γὰρgarG1063for ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846,andκαὶkaiG2532we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778mantrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588SaviorσωτὴρsōtērG4990of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.”

43δὲdeG1161AfterΜετὰMetaG3326τὰςtasG3588twoδύοduoG1417daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250, Jesusleftἐξῆλθεν ἐκεῖθενexēlthen ekeithenG1831 G1564forεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.GalilaianG1056.

44NowγὰρgarG1063HeἸησοῦςIēsousG2424HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846had testifiedἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140thatὅτιhotiG3754a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396hasἔχει.¶echeiG2192noοὐκoukG3756honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092inἐνenG1722hisτῇtēaG3588ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398hometownπατρίδιpatridiG3968.

45YetοὖνounG3767whenὍτεHoteG3753He arrivedἦλθενēlthenG2064εἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588Γαλιλαίαν,GalilaianG1056,theοἱhoiG3588GalileansΓαλιλαῖοιGalilaioiG1057welcomedἐδέξαντοedexantoG1209HimαὐτὸνautonG846.They had seenἑωρακότεςhe'ōrakotesG3708all the great thingsπάντα ὅσαpanta hosaG3956 G3745He had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588feastἑορτῇ·he'ortēaG1859,forγὰρgarG1063theyαὐτοὶautoiG846had goneἦλθονēlthonG2064thereεἰς τὴν ἑορτήν.¶eis tēn he'ortēnG1519 G3588 G1859as wellκαὶkaiG2532.

46SoοὖνounG3767once againπάλινpalinG3825He cameἮλθενĒlthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588CanaΚανὰKanaG2580τῆςtēsG3588in GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056,whereὅπουhopouG3699He had turnedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160theτὸtoG3588waterὕδωρhudōrG5204into wineοἶνον.oinonG3631.AndκαὶkaiG2532there wasἦνēnG1510aτιςtisG5100royal officialβασιλικὸςbasilikosG937whoseοὗhouG3739ὁhoG3588sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207lay sickἠσθένειēstheneiG770atἐνenG1722CapernaumΚαφαρναούμ.KapharnaoumG2584.

47WhenheοὗτοςhoutosG3778heardἀκούσαςakousasG191thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had comeἥκειhēkeiG2240fromἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαν,GalilaianG1056,he wentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565andκαὶkaiG2532beggedἠρώταērōtaG2065πρὸςprosG4314HimαὐτὸνautonG846toἵναinaG2443come downκαταβῇkatabēaG2597andκαὶkaiG2532healἰάσηταιiasētaiG2390hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588sonυἱόν·huionG5207γὰρgarG1063,who was aboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to dieἀποθνῄσκειν.apothnēskeinG599.

48οὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846, “Unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361you people seeG3708signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059,you will never believeοὐ μὴ πιστεύσητε.ou mē pisteusēteG3756 G3361 G4100.”

49“Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,”theὁhoG3588officialβασιλικός·basilikosG937saidλέγειlegeiG3004πρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846, “come downκατάβηθιkatabēthiG2597beforeπρὶνprinG4250myG1473τὸtoG3588childπαιδίονpaidionG3813diesἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599.”

50“Goπορεύου,poreuouG4198,”saidΛέγειLegeiG3004ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424αὐτῷautōG846. “YourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588sonυἱόςhuiosG5207will liveζῇ.zēaG2198.”TheὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444tookἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424τῷtōG3588at His wordλόγῳ ὃν εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁlogō hon eipen autō hoG3056 G3739 G3588 G2036 G846andκαὶkaiG2532departedἐπορεύετο.eporeuetoG4198.

51AndδὲdeG1161while heαὐτοῦautouG846was stillἤδηēdēG2235on the wayκαταβαίνοντοςkatabainontosG2597,hisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401metὑπήντησανhupēntēsanG5221himαὐτῷautōG846with the newsλέγοντεςlegontesG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588boyπαῖςpaisG3816was aliveζῇ.zēaG2198.

52SoοὖνounG3767he inquired as toἐπύθετο παρ᾽ αὐτῶνeputheto par᾽ autōnG4441 G3844 G846theτὴνtēnG3588hourὥρανhōranG5610whenἐν ᾗen hēG1722 G3739his sonhad recoveredκομψότερον ἔσχεν.kompsoteron eschenG2192 G2866,andοὖνounG3767they toldεἶπανeipanG2036himαὐτῷautōG846ὅτιhotiG3754, “TheὁhoG3588feverπυρετός.¶puretosG4446leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863himαὐτὸνautonG846yesterdayἐχθὲςechthesG5504at theseventhἑβδόμηνhebdomēnG1442hourὥρανhōranG5610.”

53ThenοὖνounG3767theὁhoG3588fatherπατὴρpatērG3962realizedἜγνωEgnōG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754this was the veryἐν ἐκείνῃen ekeinēG1722 G1565τῇtēaG3588hourὥρᾳhōraG5610inἐνenG1722whichᾗhēG3739ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had toldεἶπενeipenG2036himαὐτῷautōG846, “YourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588sonυἱόςhuiosG5207will liveζῇ.zēaG2198.”AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846andκαὶkaiG2532allὅλη.¶holēG3650hisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588householdοἰκίαoikiaG3614believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100.

54ThisΤοῦτοToutoG3778wasnowδὲdeG1161thesecondπάλιν δεύτερονpalin deuteronG3825 G1208signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592thatὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424performedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160after comingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064fromἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449intoεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.¶GalilaianG1056.

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