Berean Standard Bible

John 4:5-30

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.

14Butδ᾽d᾽G1161whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302drinksπίῃpiēG4095ἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204οὗhouG3739IἐγὼegōG1473giveδώσωdōsōG1325himαὐτῷ,autōG846will never thirstοὐ μὴ διψήσει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα,ou mē dipsēsei eis ton aiōnaG3756 G3361 G1372 G1519 G3588 G165.IndeedἀλλὰallaG235,theτὸtoG3588waterὕδωρhudōrG5204ὃhoG3739I giveδώσωdōsōG1325himαὐτῷautōG846will becomeγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846a fountπηγὴpēgēG4077of waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204springing upἁλλομένουhallomenouG242toεἰςeisG1519eternalαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.”

15TheἡhēG3588womanγυνή·gunēG1135saidΛέγειLegeiG3004toπρὸςprosG4314HimαὐτὸνautonG846, “Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,giveδόςdosG1325meG1473thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778τὸtoG3588waterὕδωρhudōrG5204so thatἵναinaG2443I will not get thirstyμὴ διψῶmē dipsōG3361 G1372andμηδὲmēdeG3366have to keep comingδιέρχωμαιdierchōmaiG1330hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759to drawἀντλεῖν.antleinG501water.”

16JesustoldλέγειlegeiG3004herαὐτῇautēaG846, “GoὕπαγεhupageG5217,callφώνησονphōnēsonG5455yourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588husbandἄνδραandraG435andκαὶkaiG2532comeἐλθὲeltheG2064backἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759.”

17“I haveἔχωechōG2192noοὐκoukG3756husbandἄνδρα.¶andraG435,”theἡhēG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135repliedἀπεκρίθη καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ·apekrithē kai eipen autōG611 G2532 G2036 G846.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to herαὐτῇautēaG846ὁhoG3588, “You areεἶπαςeipasG2036correct to sayκαλῶςkalōsG2573thatὅτιhotiG3754you haveἔχω·echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756husbandἄνδραandraG435.

18In factγὰρgarG1063,you have hadἔσχες,eschesG2192fiveπέντεpenteG4002husbandsἄνδραςandrasG435,andκαὶkaiG2532the manὃνhonG3739you now haveνῦν ἔχειςnun echeisG2192 G3568isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756yourσουsouG4771husbandἀνήρ·anērG435τοῦτοtoutoG3778.You have spokenεἴρηκας.¶eirēkasG2046truthfullyἀληθὲςalēthesG227.”

19“Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,”theἡhēG3588womanγυνή·gunēG1135saidΛέγειLegeiG3004αὐτῷautōG846, “I seeθεωρῶtheōrōG2334thatὅτιhotiG3754Youσύ.suG4771areεἶeiG1510a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396.

20OurG1473οἱhoiG3588fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962worshipedπροσεκύνησαν,prosekunēsanG4352onἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778τῷtōG3588mountainὄρειoreiG3735,butκαὶkaiG2532youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771JewssayλέγετεlegeteG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588placeτόποςtoposG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699onemustδεῖ.¶deiG1163worshipπροσκυνεῖνproskuneinG4352isἐστὶνestinG1510inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414.”

21“BelieveπίστευέpisteueG4100MeG1473,womanγύναι,gunaiG1135ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedΛέγειLegeiG3004αὐτῇautēaG846ὅτιhotiG3754, “a timeὥραhōraG5610is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064whenὅτεhoteG3753you will worshipπροσκυνήσετεproskunēseteG4352theτῷtōG3588Fatherπατρί.patriG3962neitherοὔτεouteG3777onἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778τῷtōG3588mountainὄρειoreiG3735norοὔτεouteG3777inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414.

22YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771worshipπροσκυνεῖτεproskuneiteG4352whatὃhoG3739you do not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492;weG1473worshipπροσκυνοῦμενproskunoumenG4352whatὃhoG3739we do knowG1492,forὅτιhotiG3754ἡhēG3588salvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991isἐστίν.estinG1510fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453.

23Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235a timeὥραhōraG5610is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532has nowνῦνnunG3568comeἐστιν,estinG1510whenὅτεhoteG3753theοἱhoiG3588trueἀληθινοὶalēthinoiG228worshipersπροσκυνηταὶproskunētaiG4353will worshipπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinG4352theτῷtōG3588FatherπατρὶpatriG3962inἐνenG1722spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532in truthἀληθείᾳ·alētheiaG225,forγὰρgarG1063καὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962is seekingζητεῖzēteiG2212suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108as theseτοὺςtousG3588to worshipπροσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasG4352Himαὐτόν.autonG846.

24ὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316isSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532HisτοὺςtousG3588worshipersπροσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasG4352mustδεῖdeiG1163worshipπροσκυνεῖν.¶proskuneinG4352HimαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532intruthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.”

25TheἡhēG3588womanγυνή·gunēG1135saidΛέγειLegeiG3004αὐτῷautōG846, “I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754MessiahΜεσσίαςMessiasG3323ὁhoG3588” (calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004Christχριστός,christosG5547) “is comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064.WhenὅτανhotanG3752Heἐκεῖνος,ekeinosG1565comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,He will explainἀναγγελεῖanangeleiG312everythingἅπαντα.hapantaG537to usG1473.”

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.

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