King James Version
John 4:4-42
5ThenοὖνounG3767cometh heἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toεἰςeisG1519a cityπόλινpolinG4172of Samariaτῆς Σαμαρείαςtēs SamareiasG3588G4540,which is calledλεγομένηνlegomenēnG3004SycharΣυχάρ,SucharG4965,nearπλησίονplēsionG4139to the parcel of groundτοῦ χωρίουtou chōriouG3588G5564thatὃhoG3739JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325toτῷtōG3588G5207hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846sonτῷ υἱῷtō huiōG3588G5207JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501.
6τοῦtouG3588ὉHoG3588NowδὲdeG1161Jacob’sἸακώβ.¶IakōbG2384wellπηγὴpēgēG4077wasἦνēnG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563.JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767,being weariedκεκοπιακὼςkekopiakōsG2872withἐκekG1537hisjourneyτῆς ὁδοιπορίαςtēs hodoiporiasG3588G3597,satἐκαθέζετοekathezetoG2516thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779onἐπὶepiG1909the wellτῇ πηγῇ·tēa pēgēaG3588G4077: andit wasἦνēnG1510aboutG5616theG5610sixthἕκτη.¶hektēG1623hourὥραhōraG5610.
9ThenοὖνounG3767saithλέγειlegeiG3004the womanἡ γυνὴhē gunēG3588G1135of Samariaἡ Σαμαρῖτις·hē SamaritisG3588G4542unto himαὐτῷautōG846,How is it thatπῶςpōsG4459thouσὺsuG4771,beingὢνōnG1510a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,askestαἰτεῖςaiteisG154drinkπεῖνpeinG4095ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844meἐμοῦemouG1473,which amοὔσης;ousēsG1510a womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135of SamariaΣαμαρίτιδοςSamaritidosG4542?forγὰρgarG1063the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453haveG4798noοὐouG3756dealingsG4798with the SamaritansΣαμαρίταις.¶SamaritaisG4541.
10τὴνtēnG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγωνlegōnG3004unto herαὐτῇ·autēaG846,IfεἰeiG1487thou knewestᾔδειςēdeisG1492the giftδωρεὰν τοῦdōrean touG3588G1431of Godθεοῦ ὁtheou hoG3588G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101it isἐστινestinG1510that saithG3004to theeσοι·soiG4771,GiveδόςdosG1325meG1473to drinkπεῖν,peinG4095;thouσὺsuG4771ἂνanG302wouldest have askedᾔτησαςētēsasG154of himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532he would have givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325ἄνanG302theeσοιsoiG4771livingζῶν.zōnG2198waterὕδωρhudōrG5204.
11G3588The womanγυνή·gunēG3588G1135saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷautōG846,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,thou hastἔχεις,echeisG2192nothingοὔτεouteG3777to draw withἄντλημαantlēmaG502,andκαὶkaiG2532the wellφρέαρphrearG3588G5421isἐστὶνestinG1510deepβαθύ·bathuG901:from whenceπόθενpothenG4159thenοὖνounG3767hast thouἔχειςecheisG2192thatG3588G5204livingζῶν;zōnG2198waterὕδωρhudōrG3588G5204?
12μὴmēG3361ArtεἶeiG1510thouσὺsuG4771greater thanμείζωνmeizōnG3173ourG1473fatherτοῦ πατρὸςtou patrosG3588G3962JacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384,whichὃςhosG3739gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325usG1473the wellτὸ φρέαρ,to phrearG3588G5421,andκαὶkaiG2532drankἔπιενepienG4095ἐξexG1537thereofαὐτὸςautosG846himselfαὐτοῦautouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846childrenοἱ υἱοὶhoi huioiG3588G5207,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ;¶autouG846cattleτὰ θρέμματαta thremmataG3588G2353?
14Butδ᾽d᾽G1161whosoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302drinkethπίῃpiēG4095ofἐκekG1537the waterτοῦ ὕδατοςtou hudatosG3588G5204thatοὗhouG3739IἐγὼegōG1473shall giveδώσωdōsōG1325himαὐτῷ,autōG846shallG1372neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756G3361thirstδιψήσειdipsēseiG1372εἰςeisG1519τὸν αἰῶνα,ton aiōnaG3588G165;butἀλλὰallaG235the waterτὸ ὕδωρto hudōrG3588G5204thatὃhoG3739I shall giveδώσωdōsōG1325himαὐτῷautōG846shall beγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846a wellπηγὴpēgēG4077of waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204springing upἁλλομένουhallomenouG242intoεἰςeisG1519everlastingαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.
15The womanἡ γυνή·hē gunēG3588G1135saithΛέγειLegeiG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,giveδόςdosG1325meG1473thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778waterτὸ ὕδωρto hudōrG3588G5204,thatἵναinaG2443I thirstδιψῶdipsōG1372notμὴmēG3361,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366comeG2064hitherἐνθάδεenthadeG1759to drawἀντλεῖν.antleinG501.
17The womanἡ γυνὴhē gunēG3588G1135answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidΛέγειLegeiG3004,I haveἔχωechōG2192noοὐκoukG3756husbandἄνδρα.¶andraG435.Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588G2424saidG3004unto herG846,Thou hastG3004wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573saidG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754I haveἔχω·echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756husbandἄνδραandraG435:
20OurG1473fathersοἱ πατέρεςhoi pateresG3588G3962worshippedπροσεκύνησαν,prosekunēsanG4352inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778mountainτῷ ὄρειtō oreiG3588G3735;andκαὶkaiG2532yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771sayλέγετεlegeteG3004,thatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414isἐστὶνestinG1510the placeὁ τόποςho toposG3588G5117whereὅπουhopouG3699men oughtδεῖ.¶deiG1163to worshipπροσκυνεῖνproskuneinG4352.
21Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588G2424saithΛέγειLegeiG3004unto herαὐτῇautēaG846,Womanγύναι,gunaiG1135,believeπίστευέpisteueG4100meG1473,ὅτιhotiG3754the hourὥραhōraG5610comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,whenὅτεhoteG3753ye shallG4352neitherοὔτεouteG3777inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778mountainτῷ ὄρειtō oreiG3588G3735,nor yetοὔτεouteG3777atἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414,worshipπροσκυνήσετεproskunēseteG4352the Fatherτῷ πατρί.tō patriG3588G3962.
23οἱhoiG3588τῷtōG3588Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the hourὥραhōraG5610comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568isἐστιν,estinG1510,whenὅτεhoteG3753theG4353trueἀληθινοὶalēthinoiG228worshippersG4353shall worshipπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinG4352the Fatherπατρὶ ὁpatri hoG3588G3962inἐνenG1722spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532in truthἀληθείᾳ·alētheiaG225:καὶkaiG2532forγὰρgarG1063the Fatherπατὴρ τοὺςpatēr tousG3588G3962seekethζητεῖzēteiG2212suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108to worshipπροσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasG4352himαὐτόν.autonG846.
25ἡhēG3588The womanγυνή· ὁgunē hoG3588G1135saithΛέγειLegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷautōG846,I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754MessiasΜεσσίαςMessiasG3323comethἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,which is calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004Christχριστός,christosG5547:whenὅτανhotanG3752heἐκεῖνος,ekeinosG1565is comeἔλθῃelthēG2064,he will tellἀναγγελεῖanangeleiG312usG1473all thingsG3956.
27AndκαὶkaiG2532uponἐπὶepiG1909thisτούτῳtoutōG3778cameἦλθανēlthanG2064hisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588G3101,andκαὶkaiG2532marvelledἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296thatὅτιhotiG3754he talkedἐλάλει·elaleiG2980withμετὰmetaG3326the womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135:yetμέντοιmentoiG3305no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762saidG3004,WhatτίtiG5101seekest thouζητεῖς,zēteisG2212?orἢēG2228,WhyτίtiG5101talkest thouλαλεῖςlaleisG2980withμετ᾽met᾽G3326herαὐτῆς;¶autēsG846?
28The womanτὴν γυνὴtēn gunēG3588G1135thenοὖνounG3767leftἈφῆκενAphēkenG863herαὐτῆςautēsG846waterpotὑδρίαν ἡhudrian hēG3588G5201,andκαὶkaiG2532went her wayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565intoεἰςeisG1519the cityτὴν πόλινtēn polinG3588G4172,andκαὶkaiG2532saithλέγειlegeiG3004to the menτοῖς ἀνθρώποις·tois anthrōpoisG3588G444,
34ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς· τὸIēsous toG3588G2424saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,MyG1699meatβρῶμάbrōmaG1033isἐστινestinG1510toἵναinaG2443doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160the willθέλημα τοῦthelēma touG3588G2307of him that sentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992meἐμὸνemonG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532to finishτελειώσωteleiōsōG5048hisαὐτοῦautouG846workτὸ ἔργον.to ergonG3588G2041.
35SayλέγετεlegeteG3004notοὐχouchG3756yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,ὅτιhotiG3754There areἐστινestinG1510yetἔτιetiG2089four monthsτετράμηνόςtetramēnosG5072,andκαὶkaiG2532thencomethἔρχεται;erchetaiG2064harvestὁ θερισμὸςho therismosG3588G2326?beholdG3708,I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,Lift upἐπάρατεeparateG1869yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771eyesτοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺςtous ophthalmousG3588G3788,andκαὶkaiG2532look onθεάσασθεtheasastheG2300the fieldsτὰς χώραςtas chōrasG3588G5561;forὅτιhotiG3754they areεἰσινeisinG1510whiteλευκαίleukaiG3022alreadyἤδη.ēdēG2235toπρὸςprosG4314harvestθερισμόνtherismonG2326.
36ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588AndG2532he that reapethθερίζωνtherizōnG2325receivethλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983wagesμισθὸνmisthonG3408,andG2532gatherethσυνάγειsunageiG4863fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590untoεἰςeisG1519lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166:thatἵναinaG2443bothG2532he that sowethσπείρωνspeirōnG4687andG2532he that reapethθερίζων.therizōnG2325may rejoiceχαίρῃchairēG5463togetherὁμοῦhomouG3674.
38IἐγὼegōG1473sentἀπέστειλαapesteilaG649youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to reapθερίζεινtherizeinG2325that whereonὃhoG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771bestowedG2872noοὐχouchG3756labourG2872:other menἄλλοιalloiG243labouredG2872,andκαὶkaiG2532yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771are enteredεἰσεληλύθατε.eiselēluthateG1525intoεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶνautōnG846laboursτὸν κόπονton koponG3588G2873.
39AndδὲdeG1161manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183ofἐκekG1537the Samaritansτῆς Σαμαριτῶνtēs SamaritōnG3588G4541of thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565cityπόλεως τῶνpoleōs tōnG3588G4172believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100onεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846forδιὰdiaG1223the sayingτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056of the womanτῆς γυναικὸςtēs gunaikosG3588G1135,which testifiedμαρτυρούσηςmarturousēsG3140,ὅτιhotiG3754He toldG3004meG1473allπάνταpantaG3956that everG3745I didἐποίησα.epoiēsaG4160.
40SoοὖνounG3767whenὡςhōsG5613the Samaritansοἱ Σαμαρῖται,hoi SamaritaiG3588G4541were comeἦλθονēlthonG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,they besoughtἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065himαὐτὸνautonG846that he would tarryμεῖναιmeinaiG3306withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846:andκαὶkaiG2532he abodeἔμεινενemeinenG3306thereἐκεῖekeiG1563twoδύοduoG1417daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.
42G3588G3588AndτεteG5037saidἔλεγονelegonG3004unto the womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135,ὅτιhotiG3754NowG3765we believeπιστεύομεν·pisteuomenG4100,notG3765becauseδιὰdiaG1223ofG2981thyG4674sayingG2981:forγὰρgarG1063we have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191himourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846,andκαὶkaiG2532knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510indeedἀληθῶςalēthōsG230the ChristG3588G5547,the SaviourσωτὴρsōtērG3588G4990of the worldκόσμουkosmouG3588G2889.
Commentaries on John 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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