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John 4:4-42

4AndhemustneedspassδιέρχεσθαιdierchesthaiG1330throughSamariaΣαμαρείας.SamareiasG4540.

5HecomesG2064thereforeοὖνounG3767toacityπόλινpolinG4172ofSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540calledSychar,neartothelandG5564whichJacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384gaveG1325tohissonυἱῷhuiōG5207JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501.

6NowδὲdeG1161afountainofJacob'swasG1510there;JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767,beingG1510weariedwiththewayG3779hehadcome,satjustashewasG1510atthefountain.ItwasG1510aboutthesixthἕκτη.¶hektēG1623hourὥραhōraG5610.

7AwomanγυνὴgunēG1135comesG2064outofSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540todrawἀντλῆσαιantlēsaiG501waterὕδωρ.hudōrG5204.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saysλέγειlegeiG3004toher,GiveδόςdosG1325metodrinkπεῖν.peinG4095

8(forhisdisciplesG3101hadgoneG565awayἀπεληλύθεισανapelēlutheisanG565intothecityπόλινpolinG4172thattheymightbuyἀγοράσωσιν.agorasōsinG59provisions).

9TheSamaritanΣαμαρῖτις·SamaritisG4542womanγυνὴgunēG1135thereforeοὖνounG3767saysλέγειlegeiG3004tohim,HowπῶςpōsG4459dost thou,beingG1510aJewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,askαἰτεῖςaiteisG154todrinkπεῖνpeinG4095ofmewhoamG1510aSamaritanΣαμαρίτιδοςSamaritidosG4542womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135?forJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453haveno intercoursewithSamaritans.

10JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andsaidλέγωνlegōnG3004toher,Ifthou knewestthegiftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andwhoitisG1510thatsaysG3004tothee,GiveG1325metodrinkπεῖν,peinG4095, thou wouldesthaveaskedᾔτησαςētēsasG154ofhim,andhewouldhavegivenG1325theelivingG2198waterὕδωρhudōrG5204.

11Thewomanγυνή·gunēG1135saysλέγειlegeiG3004tohim,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962, thou hastnothingtodrawwith,andthewellisG1510deepβαθύ·bathuG901: whencethenhast thouthelivingG2198waterὕδωρhudōrG5204?

12Art thougreaterG3173thanourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962JacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384,whogaveG1325usthewell,anddrankἔπιενepienG4095ofithimself,andhissonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207,andhiscattle?

13JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andsaidG3004toher,EveryoneG3778whodrinksπίνωνpinōnG4095ofthiswaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204shallthirstδιψήσειdipsēseiG1372againπάλιν.palinG3825;

14butwhosoeverdrinksπίῃpiēG4095ofthewaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204whichIshallgiveδώσωdōsōG1325himshallneverthirstδιψήσειdipsēseiG1372forever,butthewaterὕδωρhudōrG5204whichIshallgiveδώσωdōsōG1325himshallbecomeγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096inhimafountainofwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204,springingupintoeternalαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

15Thewomanγυνή·gunēG1135saysΛέγειLegeiG3004tohim,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,giveδόςdosG1325methiswaterὕδωρhudōrG5204,thatImaynotthirstδιψῶdipsōG1372norcomehereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759todrawἀντλεῖν.antleinG501.

16JesussaysλέγειlegeiG3004toher,GoὕπαγεhupageG5217,callthyhusbandἄνδραandraG435,andcomeἐλθὲeltheG2064hereἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759.

17ThewomanγυνὴgunēG1135answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611andsaidΛέγειLegeiG3004,Ihavenotahusbandἄνδρα.¶andraG435.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saysG3004toher, Thou hastwellG2573saidG3004,IhavenotahusbandἄνδραandraG435;

18forthou hasthadfiveπέντεpenteG4002husbandsἄνδραςandrasG435,andhewhomnowνῦνnunG3568thou hastisG1510notthyhusbandἀνήρ·anērG435:thisthou hastspokentruly.

19Thewomanγυνή·gunēG1135saysΛέγειLegeiG3004tohim,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,IseeG2334thatthou artaprophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396.

20OurfathersπατέρεςpateresG3962worshippedinthismountainὄρειoreiG3735,andyesayλέγετεlegeteG3004thatinJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414isG1510theplaceτόποςtoposG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699oneG3778mustworshipG4352.

21JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saysΛέγειLegeiG3004toher,Womanγύναι,gunaiG1135,believeπίστευέpisteueG4100me, [the]hourὥραhōraG5610iscomingG2064whenὅτεhoteG3753yeshallneitherinthismountainὄρειoreiG3735norinJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414worshipπροσκυνήσετεproskunēseteG4352theFatherπατρί.patriG3962.

22YeworshipπροσκυνεῖτεproskuneiteG4352yeknownotwhat;weworshipπροσκυνοῦμενproskunoumenG4352whatweknow,forsalvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991isG1510oftheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453.

23But[the]hourὥραhōraG5610isG1510comingG2064andnowνῦνnunG3568isG1510,whenὅτεhoteG3753thetrueἀληθινοὶalēthinoiG228worshippersshallworshipG4352theFatherπατρὶpatriG3962inspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andtruthἀληθείᾳ·alētheiaG225;foralsoG2532theFatherπατὴρpatērG3962seeksζητεῖzēteiG2212suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108ashisworshippers.

24Godθεός,theosG2316[is]aspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151;andtheywhoworshipπροσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasG4352himmustworshipπροσκυνεῖν.¶proskuneinG4352[him]inspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andtruthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.

25Thewomanγυνή·gunēG1135saysG3004tohim,IknowthatMessiasiscomingG2064,whoiscalledChristχριστός,christosG5547;whenὅτανhotanG3752hecomesG2064hewilltellG3004usallthings.

26JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saysλέγειlegeiG3004toher,IwhospeakλαλῶνlalōnG2980totheeamG1510[he].

27AnduponthiscameG2064hisdisciplesG3101,andwonderedG2296thathespokeG2980withawomanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135;yetnooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762saidG3004,Whatseekest thou?or,WhyG5101speakest thouwithher?

28ThewomanγυνὴgunēG1135thenleftG863herwaterpotandwentG565awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565intothecityπόλινpolinG4172,andsaysλέγειlegeiG3004tothemenG444,

29Comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205,seeG3708amanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whotoldG3004meallthingsG3778Ihadeverdone:isG1510nothetheChristχριστός;christosG5547?

30TheywentG1831outofthecityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172andcameG2064tohim.

31ButmeanwhilethedisciplesG3101askedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065himsayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,eatG2068.

32ButhesaidG3004tothem,IhavefoodβρῶσινbrōsinG1035toeatG2068whichyedonotknow.

33ThedisciplesG3101thereforeοὖνounG3767saidἔλεγονelegonG3004tooneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240another,HasanyoneG240broughtἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342him[anythingG5100]toeatG2068?

34JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saysλέγειlegeiG3004tothem,MyfoodβρῶμάbrōmaG1033isG1510thatIshoulddothewillofhimthathassentG3992me,andthatIshouldfinishτελειώσωteleiōsōG5048hisworkἔργον.ergonG2041.

35DonotyesayλέγετεlegeteG3004,thatthereareG1510yetfourmonthsandtheharvestθερισμὸςtherismosG2326comesG2064?BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IsayλέγωlegōG3004toyou,LiftἐπάρατεeparateG1869upyoureyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788andbeholdG2400thefieldsχώραςchōrasG5561,fortheyareG1510alreadyἤδη.ēdēG2235whiteλευκαίleukaiG3022toharvestθερισμόνtherismonG2326.

36HethatreapsθερίζωνtherizōnG2325receivesG2983wagesG3408andgathersG4863fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590untolifeζωὴνzōēnG2222eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166,thatbothhethatsowsσπείρωνspeirōnG4687andhethatreapsθερίζων.therizōnG2325mayrejoiceχαίρῃchairēG5463togetherG4863.

37ForinthisisG1510[verified]thetrueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228sayingλόγοςlogosG3056,ItisG1510oneG3778whosowsσπείρωνspeirōnG4687andanotherwhoreapsθερίζων.therizōnG2325.

38IhavesentG649youtoreapθερίζεινtherizeinG2325thatonwhichyehavenotlaboured;othersἄλλοιalloiG243havelaboured,andyehaveenteredεἰσεληλύθατε.eiselēluthateG1525intotheirlabours.

39ButmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183oftheSamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541ofthatcityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172believedG4100onhimbecauseofthewordλόγονlogonG3056ofthewomanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135whoborewitnessG3140,HetoldG3004meallthingsπάνταpantaG3956thatIhadeverdone.

40WhenὡςhōsG5613thereforeοὖνounG3767theSamaritansΣαμαρῖται,SamaritaiG4541cameG2064tohimtheyaskedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065himtoabideG3306withthem,andheabodetheretwoδύοduoG1417daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.

41AndmoreG4183agreatG4183dealbelievedG4100onaccountG3056ofhiswordλόγονlogonG3056;

42andtheysaidἔλεγονelegonG3004tothewomanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135, [ItisG1510]nolongeronaccountG1223ofthysayingG3004thatwebelieveπιστεύομεν·pisteuomenG4100,forwehaveheardG191himourselves,andweknowthatthisisG1510indeedtheSaviouroftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889.

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