John 4

1WhenG5613 JesusG2424 realizedG1097 thatG3754 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 were awareG191 He1 was gainingG4160 andG2532 baptizingG907 moreG4119 disciplesG3101 thanG2228 JohnG2491 2(althoughG2544 it was notG3756 JesusG2424 whoG846 baptizedG907, butG235 HisG846 disciplesG3101), 3He leftG863 JudeaG2449 andG2532 returnedG565G3825 toG1519 GalileeG1056.

4NowG1161 HeG846 hadG1163 to passG1330 throughG1223 SamariaG4540. 5SoG3767 He cameG2064 toG1519 a townG4172 of SamariaG4540 calledG3004 SycharG4965, nearG4139 theG3588 plot of groundG5564 thatG3739 JacobG2384 had givenG1325 toG3588 hisG846 sonG5207 JosephG2501. 6SinceG1161 Jacob’sG2384 wellG4077 wasG1510 thereG1563, JesusG2424, wearyG2872 fromG1537 His journeyG3597, sat downG2516 byG1909 theG3588 wellG4077. It wasG1510 aboutG5613 the sixthG1623 hourG5610.2

7When a SamaritanG1537G3588G4540 womanG1135 cameG2064 to drawG501 waterG5204, JesusG2424 saidG3004 to herG846, “GiveG1325 MeG1473 a drinkG4095.” 8(HisG846 disciplesG3101 had goneG565 intoG1519 theG3588 townG4172 toG2443 buyG59 foodG5160.)

9“You areG1510 a JewG2453,” saidG3004 theG3588 womanG1135. “HowG4459 can YouG4771 ask forG154 a drinkG4095 fromG3844 meG1473, a SamaritanG4542 womanG1135?” (ForG1063 JewsG2453 do not associateG3756G4798 with SamaritansG4541.)3

10JesusG2424 answeredG611G2532G2036G846, “IfG1487 you knewG1492 theG3588 giftG1431 of GodG2316 andG2532 whoG5101 isG1510 askingG3004 youG4771 for a drinkG4095, youG4771 would have askedG302G154 HimG846, andG2532 He would have givenG302G1325 youG4771 livingG2198 waterG5204.”

11“SirG2962,” theG3588 womanG1135 repliedG3004, “You haveG2192 nothingG3777 to draw withG502 andG2532 theG3588 wellG5421 isG1510 deepG901. WhereG4159 thenG3767 will You getG2192 this livingG2198 waterG5204? 12AreG1510G3361 YouG4771 greater thanG3173 ourG1473 fatherG3962 JacobG2384, whoG3739 gaveG1325 usG1473 this wellG5421 andG2532 drankG4095 fromG1537 itG846 himselfG846, as did hisG846 sonsG5207 andG2532 hisG846 livestockG2353?”

13JesusG2424 saidG2036 to herG846, “EveryoneG3956 whoG3588 drinksG4095 thisG3778 waterG5204 will be thirstyG1372 againG3825. 14ButG1161 whoeverG3739G302 drinksG4095 theG3588 waterG5204 IG1473 giveG1325 himG846 will never thirstG3756G3361G1372G1519G3588G165. IndeedG235, theG3588 waterG5204 I giveG1325 himG846 will becomeG1096 inG1722 himG846 a fountG4077 of waterG5204 springing upG242 toG1519 eternalG166 lifeG2222.”

15TheG3588 womanG1135 saidG3004 toG4314 HimG846, “SirG2962, giveG1325 meG1473 thisG3778 waterG5204 so thatG2443 I will not get thirstyG3361G1372 and have to keep comingG1330 hereG1759 to drawG501 water.”

16Jesus toldG3004 herG846, “GoG5217, callG5455 yourG4771 husbandG435 andG2532 comeG2064 back.”

17“I haveG2192 noG3756 husbandG435,” theG3588 womanG1135 repliedG611G2532G2036G846.

JesusG2424 saidG3004 to herG846, “You areG2036 correct to sayG2573 thatG3754 you haveG2192 noG3756 husbandG435. 18In factG1063, you have hadG2192 fiveG4002 husbandsG435, andG2532 the manG3739 you now haveG2192G3568 isG1510 notG3756 yourG4771 husbandG435. You have spokenG2046 truthfullyG227.”

19“SirG2962,” theG3588 womanG1135 saidG3004, “I seeG2334 thatG3754 YouG4771 areG1510 a prophetG4396. 20OurG1473 fathersG3962 worshipedG4352 onG1722 thisG3778 mountainG3735, butG2532 youG4771 Jews sayG3004 thatG3754 theG3588 placeG5117 whereG3699 one mustG1163 worshipG4352 isG1510 inG1722 JerusalemG2414.”

21“BelieveG4100 MeG1473, womanG1135,” JesusG2424 repliedG3004, “a timeG5610 is comingG2064 whenG3753 you will worshipG4352 theG3588 FatherG3962 neitherG3777 onG1722 thisG3778 mountainG3735 norG3777 inG1722 JerusalemG2414. 22YouG4771 worshipG4352 whatG3739 you do not knowG3756G1492; weG1473 worshipG4352 whatG3739 we do knowG1492, forG3754 salvationG4991 isG1510 fromG1537 theG3588 JewsG2453. 23ButG235 a timeG5610 is comingG2064 andG2532 has nowG3568 comeG1510 whenG3753 theG3588 trueG228 worshipersG4353 will worshipG4352 theG3588 FatherG3962 inG1722 spiritG4151 andG2532 in truthG225, forG1063 theG3588 FatherG3962 is seekingG2212 suchG5108 as theseG3588 to worshipG4352 HimG846. 24GodG2316 is SpiritG4151, andG2532 His worshipersG4352 mustG1163 worshipG4352 HimG846 inG1722 spiritG4151 andG2532 in truthG225.”

25TheG3588 womanG1135 saidG3004, “I knowG1492 thatG3754 MessiahG3323” (calledG3004 ChristG5547) “is comingG2064. WhenG3752 HeG1565 comesG2064, He will explainG312 everythingG537 to usG1473.”

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JesusG2424 answeredG3004, “IG1473 whoG3588 speakG2980 to youG4771 amG1510 He.”

The Disciples Return and Marvel

27Just thenG2532G1909G3778 HisG846 disciplesG3101 returnedG2064 andG2532 were surprisedG2296 thatG3754 He was speakingG2980 withG3326 a womanG1135. ButG3305 no oneG3762 askedG2036 Him, “WhatG5101 do You wantG2212 from her?” orG2228 “WhyG5101 are You talkingG2980 withG3326 herG846?”

28ThenG3767 theG3588 womanG1135 leftG863 herG846 water jarG5201, went backG565 intoG1519 theG3588 townG4172, andG2532 said toG3004 theG3588 peopleG444, 29“ComeG1205, seeG3708 a manG444 whoG3739 toldG2036 meG1473 everythingG3956 I ever didG3745G4160. CouldG3385 thisG3778 beG1510 theG3588 ChristG5547?” 30So they leftG1831G1537 theG3588 townG4172 andG2532 made their wayG2064 towardG4314 Jesus.

31MeanwhileG1722G3588G3342 theG3588 disciplesG3101 urgedG2065 HimG846, “RabbiG4461, eatG5315 something.”

32ButG1161 He toldG2036 themG846, “IG1473 haveG2192 foodG1035 to eatG5315 thatG3739 youG4771 knowG1492 nothingG3756 about.”

33SoG3767 theG3588 disciplesG3101 askedG2036 one anotherG240, “Could someoneG5100 have broughtG5342 HimG846 foodG5315?”

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JesusG2424 explainedG3004G846, “MyG1699 foodG1033 isG1510 toG2443 doG4160 theG3588 willG2307 of Him whoG3588 sentG3992 MeG1473 andG2532 to finishG5048 HisG846 workG2041. 35Do youG4771 notG3756 sayG3004, ‘There areG1510 stillG2089 four monthsG5072 until theG3588 harvestG2326’? I tellG3004 youG4771, lift upG1869 yourG4771 eyesG3788 andG2532 look atG2300 theG3588 fieldsG5561, forG3754 they areG1510 ripeG2235G30224 forG4314 harvestG2326.

36Already theG3588 reaperG2325 drawsG2983 his wagesG3408 andG2532 gathersG4863 a cropG2590 forG1519 eternalG166 lifeG2222, so thatG2443 theG3588 sowerG4687 andG2532 theG3588 reaperG2325 may rejoiceG5463 togetherG3674. 37ForG1063 inG1722 this caseG3778 theG3588 sayingG3056 ‘OneG243 sowsG4687 andG2532 anotherG243 reapsG2325’ isG1510 trueG228. 38IG1473 sentG649 youG4771 to reapG2325 whatG3739 youG4771 have not worked forG3756G2872; othersG243 have done the hard workG2872, andG2532 now youG4771 have taken upG1525G1519 theirG846 laborG2873.”

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Many Samaritans Believe

ManyG4183 of theG3588 SamaritansG4541 fromG1537 thatG1565 townG4172 believedG4100 inG1519 Jesus because ofG1223 theG3588 woman’sG3588G1135 testimonyG3140, “He toldG2036 meG1473 everythingG3956 I ever didG3739G4160.” 40SoG3767 whenG5613 theG3588 SamaritansG4541 cameG2064 toG4314 HimG846, they askedG2065 HimG846 to stayG3306 withG3844 themG846, andG2532 He stayedG3306G1563 twoG1417 daysG2250.

41AndG2532 manyG4183 moreG4119 believedG4100 because ofG1223 HisG846 messageG3056. 42They saidG2036 to theG3588 womanG1135, “We now believeG4100 not onlyG3765 because ofG1223 yourG4674 wordsG2981; we have heardG191 for ourselvesG846, andG2532 we knowG1492 thatG3754 thisG3778 man trulyG230 isG1510 theG3588 SaviorG4990 of theG3588 worldG2889.”

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Jesus Heals the Official’s Son

(Matthew 8:5–13; Luke 7:1–10)

AfterG3326 twoG1417 daysG2250, Jesus leftG1831G1564 forG1519 GalileeG1056. 44NowG1063 He HimselfG846 had testifiedG3140 thatG3754 a prophetG4396 hasG2192 noG3756 honorG5092 inG1722 his ownG2398 hometownG3968. 45YetG3767 whenG3753 He arrivedG2064, theG3588 GalileansG1057 welcomedG1209 HimG846. They had seenG3708 all the great thingsG3956G3745 He had doneG4160 inG1722 JerusalemG2414 atG1722 theG3588 feastG1859, forG1063 theyG846 had goneG2064 there as wellG2532.

46SoG3767 once againG3825 He cameG2064 toG1519 CanaG2580 in GalileeG1056, whereG3699 He had turnedG4160 theG3588 waterG5204 into wineG3631. AndG2532 there wasG1510 aG5100 royal officialG937 whoseG3739 sonG5207 lay sickG770 atG1722 CapernaumG2584. 47When heG3778 heardG191 thatG3754 JesusG2424 had comeG2240 fromG1537 JudeaG2449 toG1519 GalileeG1056, he wentG565 andG2532 beggedG2065 HimG846 toG2443 come downG2597 andG2532 healG2390 hisG846 sonG5207, who was aboutG3195 to dieG599.

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JesusG2424 saidG2036 toG4314 himG846, “UnlessG1437G3361 you people seeG3708 signsG4592 andG2532 wondersG5059, you will never believeG3756G3361G4100.”

49“SirG2962,” theG3588 officialG937 saidG3004, “come downG2597 beforeG4250 myG1473 childG3813 diesG599.”

50“GoG4198,” saidG3004 JesusG2424. “YourG4771 sonG5207 will liveG2198.”

TheG3588 manG444 tookG4100 JesusG2424 at His wordG3056G3739G3588G2036G846 andG2532 departedG4198. 51AndG1161 while heG846 was stillG2235 on the wayG2597, hisG846 servantsG1401 metG5221 himG846 with the newsG3004 thatG3754 hisG846 boyG3816 was aliveG2198.

52SoG3767 he inquired as toG4441G3844G846 theG3588 hourG5610 whenG1722G3739 his son had recoveredG2192G2866, andG3767 they toldG2036 himG846, “TheG3588 feverG4446 leftG863 himG846 yesterdayG5504 at the seventhG1442 hourG5610.5”

53ThenG3767 theG3588 fatherG3962 realizedG1097 thatG3754 this was the veryG1722G1565 hourG5610 inG1722 whichG3739 JesusG2424 had toldG2036 himG846, “YourG4771 sonG5207 will liveG2198.” AndG2532 heG846 andG2532 allG3650 hisG846 householdG3614 believedG4100.

54ThisG3778 was nowG1161 the secondG3825G1208 signG4592 that JesusG2424 performedG4160 after comingG2064 fromG1537 JudeaG2449 intoG1519 GalileeG1056.