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New American Standard Bible 1995

John 4:14-54

14but whoeverG3739G302 drinksG4095 of the waterG5204 that I will giveG1325 him 1shall neverG3756G3361 thirstG1372; but the waterG5204 that I will giveG1325 him will becomeG1096 in him a wellG4077 of waterG5204 springingG242 up to 2eternalG166 lifeG2222.”

15The womanG1135 saidG3004 to Him, “3SirG2962, 4giveG1325 me thisG3778 waterG5204, soG2443 I will not be thirstyG1372 norG3366 comeG1330 all the way hereG1759 to drawG501.” 16He saidG3004 to her, “GoG5217, callG5455 your husbandG435 and comeG2064 hereG1759.” 17The womanG1135 answeredG611 and saidG3004, “I haveG2192 noG3756 husbandG435.” JesusG2424 saidG3004 to her, “You have correctlyG2573 saidG3004, ‘I haveG2192 noG3756 husbandG435’; 18for you haveG2192 hadG2192 fiveG4002 husbandsG435, and the one whomG3739 you nowG3568 haveG2192 is not your husbandG435; thisG3778 you have saidG3004 trulyG227.” 19The womanG1135 saidG3004 to Him, “5SirG2962, I perceiveG2334 that You are 6a prophetG4396. 207Our fathersG3962 worshipedG4352 in 8thisG3778 mountainG3735, and you people sayG3004 that 9in JerusalemG2414 is the placeG5117 whereG3699 men oughtG1163 to worshipG4352.” 21JesusG2424 saidG3004 to her, “WomanG1135, believeG4100 Me, 10an hourG5610 is comingG2064 whenG3753 11neitherG3777 in thisG3778 mountainG3735 norG3777 in JerusalemG2414 will you worshipG4352 the FatherG3962. 2212You worshipG4352 whatG3739 you do not knowG3609; we worshipG4352 whatG3739 we knowG3609, for 13salvationG4991 is from the JewsG2453. 23But 14an hourG5610 is comingG2064, and nowG3568 is, whenG3753 the trueG228 worshipersG4353 will worshipG4352 the FatherG3962 15in spiritG4151 and truthG225; for suchG5108 peopleG5108 the FatherG3962 seeksG2212 to be His worshipersG4352. 24GodG2316 is 16spiritG4151, and thoseG3588 who worshipG4352 Him mustG1163 worshipG4352 17in spiritG4151 and truthG225.” 25The womanG1135 saidG3004 to Him, “I knowG3609 that 18MessiahG3323 is comingG2064 (19He who is calledG3004 ChristG5547); whenG3752 that OneG1565 comesG2064, He will declareG312 allG537 thingsG537 to us.” 26JesusG2424 saidG3004 to her, “20I who speakG2980 to you amG1510 He.”

27At thisG3778 pointG1909 His 21disciplesG3101 cameG2064, and they were amazedG2296 that He had been speakingG2980 with a womanG1135, yetG3305 noG3762 oneG3762 saidG3004, “WhatG5101 do You seekG2212?” orG2228, “WhyG5101 do You speakG2980 with her?” 28SoG3767 the womanG1135 leftG863 her waterpotG5201, and wentG565 into the cityG4172 and saidG3004 to the menG444, 29“ComeG1205, seeG3708 a manG444 22whoG3739 toldG3004 me allG3956 the thingsG3956 that I have doneG4160; 23thisG3778 is not 24the ChristG5547, is it?” 30They wentG1831 out of the cityG4172, and were comingG2064 to Him.

31MeanwhileG3342 the disciplesG3101 were urgingG2065 Him, sayingG3004, “25RabbiG4461, eatG2068.” 32But He saidG3004 to them, “I haveG2192 foodG1035 to eatG2068 that you do not knowG3609 aboutG3609.” 33SoG3767 the 26disciplesG3101 were sayingG3004 to oneG240 anotherG240, “NoG3361 oneG5100 broughtG5342 Him anything to eatG2068, did he?” 34JesusG2424 saidG3004 to them, “My foodG1033 is to 27doG4160 the willG2307 of Him who sentG3992 Me and to 28accomplishG5048 His workG2041. 35Do you not sayG3004, ‘There are yetG2089 fourG5072 monthsG5072, and then comesG2064 the harvestG2326’? BeholdG2400, I sayG3004 to you, liftG1869 up your eyesG3788 and lookG2300 on the fieldsG5561, that they are whiteG3022 29for harvestG2326. 36AlreadyG2235 he who reapsG2325 is receivingG2983 30wagesG3408 and is gatheringG4863 31fruitG2590 for 32lifeG2222 eternalG166; soG2443 that he who sowsG4687 and he who reapsG2325 may rejoiceG5463 togetherG3674. 37For in thisG3778 case the sayingG3056 is trueG228, ‘33OneG243 sowsG4687 and anotherG243 reapsG2325.’ 38I sentG649 you to reapG2325 that for whichG3739 you have not laboredG2872; othersG243 have laboredG2872 and you have enteredG1525 into their laborG2873.”

39From 34that cityG4172 manyG4183 of the SamaritansG4541 believedG4100 in Him becauseG1223 of the wordG3056 of the womanG1135 who testifiedG3140, “35He toldG3004 me allG3956 the thingsG3956 that I have doneG4160.” 40SoG3767 whenG5613 the SamaritansG4541 cameG2064 to Jesus, they were askingG2065 Him to stayG3306 with them; and He stayedG3306 thereG1563 twoG1417 daysG2250. 41ManyG4183 moreG4183 believedG4100 becauseG1223 of His wordG3056; 42and they were sayingG3004 to the womanG1135, “It is noG3765 longerG3765 becauseG1223 of what you saidG2981 that we believeG4100, for we have heardG191 for ourselvesG846 and knowG3609 that thisG3778 OneG3778 is indeedG230 36the SaviorG4990 of the worldG2889.”

43AfterG3326 37the twoG1417 daysG2250 He wentG1831 forthG1831 from thereG1564 into GalileeG1056. 44For JesusG2424 HimselfG846 testifiedG3140 that 38a prophetG4396 hasG2192 noG3756 honorG5092 in his ownG2398 countryG3968. 45SoG3767 whenG3753 He cameG2064 to GalileeG1056, the GalileansG1057 receivedG1209 Him, 39having seenG3708 allG3956 the thingsG3956 that He didG4160 in JerusalemG2414 at the feastG1859; for they themselvesG846 alsoG2532 wentG2064 to the feastG1859.

46ThereforeG3767 He cameG2064 againG3825 to 40CanaG2580 of GalileeG1056 41whereG3699 He had madeG4160 the waterG5204 wineG3631. And there was a royalG937 officialG937 whoseG3739 sonG5207 was sickG770 at 42CapernaumG2746. 47When he heardG191 that JesusG2424 hadG2240 comeG2240 43out of JudeaG2453 into GalileeG1056, he wentG565 to Him and was imploringG2065 Him to comeG2597 downG2597 and healG2390 his sonG5207; for he was at the pointG3195 of deathG599. 48SoG3767 JesusG2424 saidG3004 to him, “UnlessG1437G3361 you people seeG3708 4445signsG4592 and 46wondersG5059, you simply will not believeG4100.” 49The royalG937 officialG937 saidG3004 to Him, “47SirG2962, comeG2597 downG2597 beforeG4250 my childG3813 diesG599.” 50JesusG2424 saidG3004 to him, “48GoG4198; your sonG5207 livesG2198.” The manG444 believedG4100 the wordG3056 that JesusG2424 spokeG3004 to him and startedG4198 off. 51As he was nowG2235 goingG2597 downG2597, his slavesG1401 metG5221 him, sayingG3004 that his 49sonG3816 was livingG2198. 52SoG3767 he inquiredG4441 of them the hourG5610 whenG1722G3739 he began to getG2192 betterG2866. ThenG3767 they saidG3004 to him, “YesterdayG2189 at the 50seventhG1442 hourG5610 the feverG4446 leftG863 him.” 53SoG3767 the fatherG3962 knewG1097 that it was at that hourG5610 in whichG3739 JesusG2424 saidG3004 to him, “Your sonG5207 livesG2198”; and he himselfG846 believedG4100 and 51his wholeG3650 householdG3614. 54ThisG3778 is againG3825 a 52secondG1208 53signG4592 that JesusG2424 performedG4160 when He had 54comeG2064 out of JudeaG2453 into GalileeG1056.

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Notes

  1. 1. John 4:14 John 6:35; 7:38 ↩
  2. 2. John 4:14 Matt 25:46; John 6:27 ↩
  3. 3. John 4:15 Or Lord ↩
  4. 4. John 4:15 John 6:35 ↩
  5. 5. John 4:19 Or Lord ↩
  6. 6. John 4:19 Matt 21:11; Luke 7:16, 39; 24:19; John 6:14; 7:40; 9:17 ↩
  7. 7. John 4:20 Gen 33:20; John 4:12 ↩
  8. 8. John 4:20 Deut 11:29; Josh 8:33 ↩
  9. 9. John 4:20 Luke 9:53 ↩
  10. 10. John 4:21 John 4:23; 5:25, 28; 16:2, 32 ↩
  11. 11. John 4:21 Mal 1:11; 1 Tim 2:8 ↩
  12. 12. John 4:22 2 Kin 17:28-41 ↩
  13. 13. John 4:22 Is 2:3; Rom 3:1f; 9:4f ↩
  14. 14. John 4:23 John 4:21; 5:25, 28; 16:2, 32 ↩
  15. 15. John 4:23 Phil 3:3 ↩
  16. 16. John 4:24 Or Spirit ↩
  17. 17. John 4:24 Phil 3:3 ↩
  18. 18. John 4:25 Dan 9:25; John 1:41 ↩
  19. 19. John 4:25 Matt 1:16; 27:17, 22; Luke 2:11 ↩
  20. 20. John 4:26 John 8:24, 28, 58; 9:37; 13:19 ↩
  21. 21. John 4:27 John 4:8 ↩
  22. 22. John 4:29 John 4:17f ↩
  23. 23. John 4:29 Matt 12:23; John 7:26, 31 ↩
  24. 24. John 4:29 I.e. the Messiah ↩
  25. 25. John 4:31 Matt 23:7; 26:25, 49; Mark 9:5; 11:21; 14:45; John 1:38, 49; 3:2, 26; 6:25; 9:2; 11:8 ↩
  26. 26. John 4:33 Luke 6:13-16; John 1:40-49; 2:2 ↩
  27. 27. John 4:34 John 5:30; 6:38 ↩
  28. 28. John 4:34 John 5:36; 17:4; 19:28, 30 ↩
  29. 29. John 4:35 Matt 9:37, 38; Luke 10:2 ↩
  30. 30. John 4:36 Prov 11:18; 1 Cor 9:17f ↩
  31. 31. John 4:36 Rom 1:13 ↩
  32. 32. John 4:36 Matt 19:29; John 3:36; 4:14; 5:24; Rom 2:7; 6:23 ↩
  33. 33. John 4:37 Job 31:8; Mic 6:15 ↩
  34. 34. John 4:39 John 4:5, 30 ↩
  35. 35. John 4:39 John 4:29 ↩
  36. 36. John 4:42 Matt 1:21; Luke 2:11; John 1:29; Acts 5:31; 13:23; 1 Tim 4:10; 1 John 4:14 ↩
  37. 37. John 4:43 John 4:40 ↩
  38. 38. John 4:44 Matt 13:57; Mark 6:4; Luke 4:24 ↩
  39. 39. John 4:45 John 2:23 ↩
  40. 40. John 4:46 John 2:1 ↩
  41. 41. John 4:46 John 2:9 ↩
  42. 42. John 4:46 Luke 4:23; John 2:12 ↩
  43. 43. John 4:47 John 4:3, 54 ↩
  44. 44. John 4:48 Or attesting miracles ↩
  45. 45. John 4:48 Dan 4:2f; 6:27; Matt 24:24; Mark 13:22; Acts 2:19, 22, 43; 4:30; 5:12; 6:8; 7:36; 14:3; 15:12; Rom 15:19; 1 Cor 1:22; 2 Cor 12:12; 2 Thess 2:9; Heb 2:4 ↩
  46. 46. John 4:48 Dan 4:2f; 6:27; Matt 24:24; Mark 13:22; Acts 2:19, 22, 43; 4:30; 5:12; 6:8; 7:36; 14:3; 15:12; Rom 15:19; 1 Cor 1:22; 2 Cor 12:12; 2 Thess 2:9; Heb 2:4 ↩
  47. 47. John 4:49 Or Lord ↩
  48. 48. John 4:50 Matt 8:13 ↩
  49. 49. John 4:51 Or boy ↩
  50. 50. John 4:52 Perhaps 7 p.m. Roman time or 1 p.m. Jewish time ↩
  51. 51. John 4:53 Acts 11:14 ↩
  52. 52. John 4:54 John 2:11 ↩
  53. 53. John 4:54 Or attesting miracle ↩
  54. 54. John 4:54 John 4:45f ↩

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