New American Standard Bible 1995

John 4

Jesus Goes to Galilee

1ThereforeοὖνounG3767whenὩςHōsG5613the LordG2962knewἔγνωegnōG1097that the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330had heardἤκουσανēkousanG191that JesusG2424was makingποιεῖpoieiG4160andbaptizingβαπτίζειbaptizeiG907moreG4183disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101thanἢēG2228JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491

2(althoughG2544JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424HimselfG846was not baptizingἐβάπτιζενebaptizenG907, but HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were),

3He leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863JudeaG2453and wentG565awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565againπάλινpalinG3825into GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.GalilaianG1056.

4And He hadἔδειedeiG1163to passδιέρχεσθαιdierchesthaiG1330throughδιὰdiaG1330 G1223SamariaΣαμαρείας.SamareiasG4540.

5SoοὖνounG3767He cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to a cityπόλινpolinG4172ofSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540calledλεγομένηνlegomenēnG3004SycharΣυχάρ,SucharG4965,nearπλησίονplēsionG4139the parcelG5564of groundG5564thatJacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325to his sonυἱῷhuiōG5207JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501;

6and Jacob’sἸακώβ.¶IakōbG2384wellπηγὴpēgēG4077was thereἐκεῖekeiG1563.SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,being weariedκεκοπιακὼςkekopiakōsG2872from His journeyὁδοιπορίαςhodoiporiasG3597,was sittingἐκαθέζετοekathezetoG2516thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779by the wellπηγῇ·pēgēaG4077.It was aboutὡςhōsG5613the sixthἕκτη.¶hektēG1623hourὥραhōraG5610.

The Woman of Samaria

7There cameἜρχεταιErchetaiG2064a womanγυνὴgunēG1135of SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540to drawἀντλῆσαιantlēsaiG501waterὕδωρ.hudōrG5204.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to her,“GiveδόςdosG1325Me a drinkπεῖν.peinG4095.”

8For HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101had goneG565awayἀπεληλύθεισανapelēlutheisanG565intothe cityπόλινpolinG4172to buyἀγοράσωσιν.agorasōsinG59foodτροφὰςtrophasG5160.

9ThereforeοὖνounG3767theSamaritanΣαμαρῖτις·SamaritisG4542womanγυνὴgunēG1135saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “HowπῶςpōsG4459is it that You, beingὢνōnG1510a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,askαἰτεῖςaiteisG154me for a drinkπεῖνpeinG4095since I amοὔσης;ousēsG1510a SamaritanΣαμαρίτιδοςSamaritidosG4542womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135?” (ForJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453haveG4798noοὐouG3756dealingsG4798with SamaritansΣαμαρίταις.¶SamaritaisG4541.)

10JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611and saidλέγωνlegōnG3004to her,“IfεἰeiG1487you knewG3609the giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,and whoτίςtisG5101it is who saysG3004to you, ‘GiveδόςdosG1325Me a drinkπεῖν,peinG4095,’you would have askedᾔτησαςētēsasG154Him, and He would have givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325youlivingζῶν.zōnG2198waterὕδωρhudōrG5204.”

11She saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,You haveἔχεις,echeisG2192nothingοὔτεouteG3777to drawἄντλημαantlēmaG502with and the wellφρέαρphrearG5421is deepβαθύ·bathuG901;whereπόθενpothenG4159thenοὖνounG3767do You getἔχειςecheisG2192thatlivingζῶν;zōnG2198water?

12You are not greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than our fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962JacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384,are You, whoὃςhosG3739gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325us the wellφρέαρ,phrearG5421,and drankἔπιενepienG4095of it himselfG846and his sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207and his cattleθρέμματαthremmataG2353?”

13JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611and saidG3004to her,“EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956who drinksπίνωνpinōnG4095of thisτούτουtoutouG3778waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204will thirstδιψήσειdipsēseiG1372againπάλιν.palinG3825;

14but whoeverἂνanG3739 G302drinksπίῃpiēG4095of the waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204that I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325himshall neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361thirstδιψήσειdipsēseiG1372;but the waterὕδωρhudōrG5204that I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325him will becomeγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096in him a wellπηγὴpēgēG4077of waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204springingἁλλομένουhallomenouG242up toeternalαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.”

15The womanγυνή·gunēG1135saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to Him, “Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,giveδόςdosG1325me thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778waterὕδωρhudōrG5204,soἵναinaG2443I will not be thirstyδιψῶdipsōG1372norμηδὲmēdeG3366comeδιέρχωμαιdierchōmaiG1330all the way hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759to drawἀντλεῖν.antleinG501.”

16He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to her,“GoὕπαγεhupageG5217,callφώνησονphōnēsonG5455your husbandἄνδραandraG435and comeἐλθὲeltheG2064hereἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759.”

17The womanγυνὴgunēG1135answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611and saidΛέγειLegeiG3004, “I haveἔχωechōG2192noοὐκoukG3756husbandἄνδρα.¶andraG435.”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to her,“You have correctlyκαλῶςkalōsG2573saidG3004, ‘I haveἔχω·echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756husbandἄνδραandraG435’;

18for you haveG2192hadG2192fiveπέντεpenteG4002husbandsἄνδραςandrasG435,and the one whomὃνhonG3739you nowνῦνnunG3568haveG2192is not your husbandἀνήρ·anērG435;thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778you have saidG3004trulyἀληθὲςalēthesG227.”

19The womanγυνή·gunēG1135saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to Him, “Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,I perceiveθεωρῶtheōrōG2334that You area prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396.

20Our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962worshipedπροσεκύνησαν,prosekunēsanG4352inthisτούτῳtoutōG3778mountainὄρειoreiG3735, and you peoplesayλέγετεlegeteG3004thatin JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414is the placeτόποςtoposG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699men oughtδεῖ.¶deiG1163to worshipπροσκυνεῖνproskuneinG4352.”

21JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to her,“Womanγύναι,gunaiG1135,believeπίστευέpisteueG4100Me,an hourὥραhōraG5610is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064whenὅτεhoteG3753neitherοὔτεouteG3777in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778mountainὄρειoreiG3735norοὔτεouteG3777in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414will you worshipπροσκυνήσετεproskunēseteG4352the Fatherπατρί.patriG3962.

22You worshipπροσκυνεῖτεproskuneiteG4352whatὃhoG3739you do not knowG3609;we worshipπροσκυνοῦμενproskunoumenG4352whatὃhoG3739we knowG3609, forsalvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991is from the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453.

23Butan hourὥραhōraG5610is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,and nowνῦνnunG3568is, whenὅτεhoteG3753the trueἀληθινοὶalēthinoiG228worshipersπροσκυνηταὶproskunētaiG4353will worshipπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinG4352the FatherπατρὶpatriG3962in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and truthἀληθείᾳ·alētheiaG225;for suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108peopleG5108the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962seeksζητεῖzēteiG2212to be His worshipersπροσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasG4352.

24Godθεός,theosG2316isspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,and thoseG3588who worshipπροσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasG4352Him mustδεῖdeiG1163worshipπροσκυνεῖν.¶proskuneinG4352in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.”

25The womanγυνή·gunēG1135saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to Him, “I knowG3609thatMessiahΜεσσίαςMessiasG3323is comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064(He who is calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004Christχριστός,christosG5547);whenὅτανhotanG3752that Oneἐκεῖνος,ekeinosG1565comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,He will declareἀναγγελεῖanangeleiG312allG537thingsἅπαντα.hapantaG537to us.”

26JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to her, “I who speakλαλῶνlalōnG2980to you amεἰμι,eimiG1510He.”

27At thisτούτῳtoutōG3778pointἐπὶepiG1909HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameἦλθανēlthanG2064,and they were amazedἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296that He had been speakingἐλάλει·elaleiG2980with a womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,yetμέντοιmentoiG3305noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762saidG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101do You seekζητεῖς,zēteisG2212?”orἢēG2228, “WhyτίtiG5101do You speakλαλεῖςlaleisG2980with her?”

28SoοὖνounG3767the womanγυνὴgunēG1135leftἈφῆκενAphēkenG863her waterpotὑδρίανhudrianG5201,and wentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565into the cityπόλινpolinG4172and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the menἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444,

29“Comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205,seeG3708a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whoὃςhosG3739toldG3004me allG3956the thingsπάνταpantaG3956that I havedoneἐποίησα·epoiēsaG4160;thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is notthe Christχριστός;christosG5547, is it?”

30They wentἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831out of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,and were comingἤρχοντοērchontoG2064to Him.

31MeanwhileμεταξὺmetaxuG3342the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were urgingἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,eatG2068.”

32But He saidG3004to them,“I haveἔχωechōG2192foodβρῶσινbrōsinG1035to eatG2068that you do not knowG3609aboutG3609.”

33SoοὖνounG3767thedisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004to oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240, “NoμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100broughtἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342Him anythingto eatG2068, did he?”

34JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“My foodβρῶμάbrōmaG1033is todoποιήσωpoiēsōG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of Him who sentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992Me and toaccomplishτελειώσωteleiōsōG5048His workἔργον.ergonG2041.

35Do you not sayλέγετεlegeteG3004, ‘There are yetἔτιetiG2089fourG5072monthsG5072, and thencomesἔρχεται;erchetaiG2064the harvestθερισμὸςtherismosG2326’?BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, liftἐπάρατεeparateG1869up your eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788and lookθεάσασθεtheasastheG2300on the fieldsχώραςchōrasG5561,that they are whiteλευκαίleukaiG3022for harvestθερισμόνtherismonG2326.

36AlreadyG2235he who reapsθερίζωνtherizōnG2325is receivingλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983wagesμισθὸνmisthonG3408and is gatheringσυνάγειsunageiG4863fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590forlifeζωὴνzōēnG2222eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166;soἵναinaG2443that he who sowsσπείρωνspeirōnG4687and he who reapsθερίζων.therizōnG2325may rejoiceχαίρῃchairēG5463togetherὁμοῦhomouG3674.

37For in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778casethe sayingλόγοςlogosG3056is trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228, ‘OneἄλλοςallosG243sowsσπείρωνspeirōnG4687and anotherἄλλοςallosG243reapsθερίζων.therizōnG2325.’

38I sentἀπέστειλαapesteilaG649you to reapθερίζεινtherizeinG2325that for whichὃhoG3739you have not laboredκεκοπιάκατε·kekopiakateG2872;othersἄλλοιalloiG243have laboredκεκοπιάκασιν,kekopiakasinG2872and you have enteredεἰσεληλύθατε.eiselēluthateG1525into their laborκόπονkoponG2873.”

The Samaritans

39Fromthat cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of the SamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100in Him becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the wordλόγονlogonG3056of the womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135who testifiedμαρτυρούσηςmarturousēsG3140, “He toldG3004me allG3956the thingsπάνταpantaG3956that I havedoneἐποίησα.epoiēsaG4160.”

40SoοὖνounG3767whenὡςhōsG5613the SamaritansΣαμαρῖται,SamaritaiG4541cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to Jesus, they were askingἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065Him to stayμεῖναιmeinaiG3306with them; and He stayedἔμεινενemeinenG3306thereἐκεῖekeiG1563twoδύοduoG1417daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.

41ManyπολλῷpollōG4183moreπλείουςpleiousG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100becauseδιὰdiaG1223of His wordλόγονlogonG3056;

42and they were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004to the womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135, “It is noG3765longerG3765becauseδιὰdiaG1223of what you saidλαλιὰνlalianG2981that we believeπιστεύομεν·pisteuomenG4100,for we have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191for ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846and knowG3609that thisG3778OneG3778is indeedἀληθῶςalēthōsG230the SaviorσωτὴρsōtērG4990of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.”

43AfterΜετὰMetaG3326the twoδύοduoG1417daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250He wentG1831forthἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564into GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.GalilaianG1056.

44For JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846testifiedἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140thata prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396hasἔχει.¶echeiG2192noοὐκoukG3756honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092in his ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398countryπατρίδιpatridiG3968.

45SoοὖνounG3767whenὍτεHoteG3753He cameἦλθενēlthenG2064to GalileeΓαλιλαίαν,GalilaianG1056,the GalileansΓαλιλαῖοιGalilaioiG1057receivedἐδέξαντοedexantoG1209Him,having seenἑωρακότεςhe'ōrakotesG3708allG3956the thingsπάνταpantaG3956that He didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414at the feastἑορτῇ·he'ortēaG1859;for they themselvesG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532wentἦλθονēlthonG2064to the feastἑορτήν.¶he'ortēnG1859.

Healing a Nobleman’s Son

46ThereforeοὖνounG3767He cameἮλθενĒlthenG2064againπάλινpalinG3825toCanaΚανὰKanaG2580of GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056whereὅπουhopouG3699He had madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160the waterὕδωρhudōrG5204wineοἶνον.oinonG3631.And there was a royalβασιλικὸςbasilikosG937officialG937whoseοὗhouG3739sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207was sickἠσθένειēstheneiG770atCapernaumG2746.

47When he heardἀκούσαςakousasG191that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424hadG2240comeἥκειhēkeiG2240out of JudeaG2453into GalileeΓαλιλαίαν,GalilaianG1056,he wentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565to Him and was imploringἠρώταērōtaG2065Himto comeκαταβῇkatabēaG2597downG2597and healἰάσηταιiasētaiG2390his sonυἱόν·huionG5207;for he was at the pointἤμελλενēmellenG3195of deathἀποθνῄσκειν.apothnēskeinG599.

48SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“UnlessἐὰνeanG1437 G3361you peopleseeG3708signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andwondersτέραταterataG5059, you simplywill not believeπιστεύσητε.pisteusēteG4100.”

49The royalβασιλικός·basilikosG937officialG937saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,comeκατάβηθιkatabēthiG2597downG2597beforeπρὶνprinG4250my childπαιδίονpaidionG3813diesἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599.”

50JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to him, “Goπορεύου,poreuouG4198;your sonυἱόςhuiosG5207livesζῇ.zēaG2198.”The manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100the wordλόγῳlogōG3056that JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424spokeG3004to him and startedἐπορεύετο.eporeuetoG4198off.

51As he was nowἤδηēdēG2235goingG2597downκαταβαίνοντοςkatabainontosG2597, hisslavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401metὑπήντησανhupēntēsanG5221him, sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004that hissonπαῖςpaisG3816was livingζῇ.zēaG2198.

52SoοὖνounG3767he inquiredἐπύθετοeputhetoG4441of them the hourὥρανhōranG5610whenἐν ᾗen hēG1722 G3739he began to getἔσχεν.eschenG2192betterκομψότερονkompsoteronG2866.ThenοὖνounG3767they saidG3004to him, “YesterdayG2189at theseventhἑβδόμηνhebdomēnG1442hourὥρανhōranG5610the feverπυρετός.¶puretosG4446leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863him.”

53SoοὖνounG3767the fatherπατὴρpatērG3962knewἜγνωEgnōG1097that it wasat that hourὥρᾳhōraG5610in whichᾗhēG3739JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“Your sonυἱόςhuiosG5207livesζῇ.zēaG2198”;and he himselfG846believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100andhis wholeὅλη.¶holēG3650householdοἰκίαoikiaG3614.

54ThisΤοῦτοToutoG3778is againπάλινpalinG3825asecondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424performedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160when He hadcomeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064out of JudeaG2453into GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.¶GalilaianG1056.

Jesus Goes to Galilee

The Woman of Samaria

The Samaritans

Healing a Nobleman’s Son

Commentaries on John 4