New American Standard Bible 1995

John 4:4-42

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.

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.”

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.”

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