John 4
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John 4:1-13

1ThereforeG3767 whenG5613 1the LordG2962 knewG1097 that the PhariseesG5330 had heardG191 that JesusG2424 was makingG4160 and 2baptizingG907 moreG4183 disciplesG3101 thanG2228 JohnG2491 2(althoughG2544 3JesusG2424 HimselfG846 was not baptizingG907, but His 4disciplesG3101 were), 3He leftG863 5JudeaG2453 and wentG565 awayG565 6againG3825 into GalileeG1056. 4And He hadG1163 to passG1330 throughG1330G1223 7SamariaG4540. 5SoG3767 He cameG2064 to a cityG4172 of 8SamariaG4540 calledG3004 SycharG4965, nearG4139 9the parcelG5564 of groundG5564 that 10JacobG2384 gaveG1325 to his sonG5207 JosephG2501; 6and Jacob’sG2384 wellG4077 was thereG1563. SoG3767 JesusG2424, being weariedG2872 from His journeyG3597, was sittingG2516 thusG3779 by the wellG4077. It was aboutG5613 11the sixthG1623 hourG5610.

7There cameG2064 a womanG1135 of SamariaG4540 to drawG501 waterG5204. JesusG2424 saidG3004 to her, “GiveG1325 Me a drinkG4095.” 8For His 12disciplesG3101 had goneG565 awayG565 into 13the cityG4172 to buyG59 foodG5160. 9ThereforeG3767 the 14SamaritanG4542 womanG1135 saidG3004 to Him, “HowG4459 is it that You, beingG1510 a JewG2453, askG154 me for a drinkG4095 since I amG1510 a SamaritanG4542 womanG1135?” (For 15JewsG2453 haveG4798 noG3756 dealingsG4798 with SamaritansG4541.) 10JesusG2424 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to her, “IfG1487 you knewG3609 the giftG1431 of GodG2316, and whoG5101 it is who saysG3004 to you, ‘GiveG1325 Me a drinkG4095,’ you would have askedG154 Him, and He would have givenG1325 you 16livingG2198 waterG5204.” 11She saidG3004 to Him, “17SirG2962, You haveG2192 nothingG3777 to drawG502 with and the wellG5421 is deepG901; whereG4159 thenG3767 do You getG2192 that 18livingG2198 water? 12You are not greaterG3173 than our fatherG3962 JacobG2384, are You, whoG3739 19gaveG1325 us the wellG5421, and drankG4095 of it himselfG846 and his sonsG5207 and his cattleG2353?” 13JesusG2424 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to her, “EveryoneG3956 who drinksG4095 of thisG3778 waterG5204 will thirstG1372 againG3825;

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Notes

  1. 1. John 4:1 Luke 7:13 ↩
  2. 2. John 4:1 John 3:22, 26; 1 Cor 1:17 ↩
  3. 3. John 4:2 John 3:22, 26; 1 Cor 1:17 ↩
  4. 4. John 4:2 John 2:2 ↩
  5. 5. John 4:3 John 3:22 ↩
  6. 6. John 4:3 John 2:11f ↩
  7. 7. John 4:4 Luke 9:52 ↩
  8. 8. John 4:5 Luke 9:52 ↩
  9. 9. John 4:5 Gen 33:19; Josh 24:32 ↩
  10. 10. John 4:5 Gen 48:22; John 4:12 ↩
  11. 11. John 4:6 Perhaps 6 p.m. Roman time or noon Jewish time ↩
  12. 12. John 4:8 John 2:2 ↩
  13. 13. John 4:8 John 4:5, 39 ↩
  14. 14. John 4:9 Luke 9:52 ↩
  15. 15. John 4:9 Ezra 4:3-6, 11ff; Matt 10:5; John 8:48; Acts 10:28 ↩
  16. 16. John 4:10 Jer 2:13; John 4:14; 7:37f; Rev 7:17; 21:6; 22:1, 17 ↩
  17. 17. John 4:11 Or Lord ↩
  18. 18. John 4:11 Jer 2:13; John 4:14; 7:37f; Rev 7:17; 21:6; 22:1, 17 ↩
  19. 19. John 4:12 John 4:6 ↩

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