New American Standard Bible 2020

John 4

Jesus Goes to Galilee

1SoG3767thenG3767,whenὩςHōsG5613the LordG2962knewἔγνωegnōG1097that the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330had heardἤκουσανēkousanG191thatHeG2424was makingποιεῖpoieiG4160andbaptizingβαπτίζειbaptizeiG907moreG4183disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101thanἢēG2228JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491

2(althoughG2544JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424HimselfG846was not baptizingἐβάπτιζενebaptizenG907;ratherἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were),

3He leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaianG2449and wentG565awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565againπάλινpalinG3825to GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.GalilaianG1056.

4And He hadἔδειedeiG1163to passδιέρχεσθαιdierchesthaiG1330throughδιὰdiaG1330 G1223SamariaΣαμαρείας.SamareiasG4540.

5SoοὖνounG3767He cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to a cityπόλινpolinG4172ofSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540calledλεγομένηνlegomenēnG3004SycharΣυχάρ,SucharG4965,nearπλησίονplēsionG4139the parcelG5564ofG5564landG5564thatJacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325to his sonυἱῷhuiōG5207JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501;

6and Jacob’sἸακώβ.¶IakōbG2384wellπηγὴpēgēG4077was thereἐκεῖekeiG1563.SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,tiredκεκοπιακὼςkekopiakōsG2872from His journeyὁδοιπορίαςhodoiporiasG3597,was justοὕτωςhoutōsG3779sittingἐκαθέζετοekathezetoG2516by the wellπηγῇ·pēgēaG4077.It was aboutὡςhōsG5613the sixthἕκτη.¶hektēG1623hourὥραhōraG5610.

The Woman of Samaria

7A womanγυνὴgunēG1135of SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540cameἜρχεταιErchetaiG2064to drawἀντλῆσαιantlēsaiG501waterὕδωρ.hudōrG5204.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to her,“GiveδόςdosG1325Me a drinkπεῖν.peinG4095.”

8For HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101had goneG565awayἀπεληλύθεισανapelēlutheisanG565tothe cityπόλινpolinG4172to buyἀγοράσωσιν.agorasōsinG59foodτροφὰςtrophasG5160.

9SoοὖνounG3767theSamaritanΣαμαρῖτις·SamaritisG4542womanγυνὴgunēG1135saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “HowπῶςpōsG4459is it that You, thoughYou are a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,are askingαἰτεῖςaiteisG154me for a drinkπεῖνpeinG4095, thoughI amG1510a SamaritanΣαμαρίτιδοςSamaritidosG4542womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135?” (ForJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453doG4798not associateG4798withG4798SamaritansΣαμαρίταις.¶SamaritaisG4541.)

10JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611 G3004to her,“IfεἰeiG1487you knewG3609the giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,and whoτίςtisG5101it is who is sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004to you, ‘GiveδόςdosG1325Me a drinkπεῖν,peinG4095,’you would have askedᾔτησαςētēsasG154Him, and He would have givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325youlivingζῶν.zōnG2198waterὕδωρhudōrG5204.”

11She saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,You haveἔχεις,echeisG2192noοὔτεouteG3777bucketἄντλημαantlēmaG502and the wellφρέαρphrearG5421is deepβαθύ·bathuG901;whereπόθενpothenG4159thenοὖνounG3767do You getἔχειςecheisG2192thislivingζῶν;zōnG2198water?

12You are not greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than our fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962JacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384,are You, whoὃςhosG3739gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325us the wellφρέαρ,phrearG5421and drankἔπιενepienG4095of it himselfG846,and his sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207and his cattleθρέμματαthremmataG2353?”

13JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611and saidG3004to her,“EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956who drinksπίνωνpinōnG4095of thisτούτουtoutouG3778waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204will beG1372thirstyG1372againπάλιν.palinG3825;

14but whoeverἂνanG3739 G302drinksπίῃpiēG4095of the waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204that I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325himshall neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361beG1372thirstyG1372;but the waterὕδωρhudōrG5204that I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325him will becomeγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096in him a fountainπηγὴpēgēG4077of waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204springingG242upG242toeternalαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.”

15The womanγυνή·gunēG1135saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to Him, “Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,giveδόςdosG1325me thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778waterὕδωρhudōrG5204soG2443thatG2443I will not be thirstyδιψῶdipsōG1372,norμηδὲmēdeG3366comeδιέρχωμαιdierchōmaiG1330all the wayhereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759to drawἀντλεῖν.antleinG501water.”

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

17The womanγυνὴgunēG1135answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611and saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to Him, “I haveἔχωechōG2192noοὐκoukG3756husbandἄνδρα.¶andraG435.”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to her,“You have correctlyκαλῶςkalōsG2573saidG3004, ‘I haveἔχω·echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756husbandἄνδραandraG435’;

18for you haveG2192hadG2192fiveπέντεpenteG4002husbandsἄνδραςandrasG435,and the one whomὃνhonG3739you nowνῦνnunG3568haveG2192is not your husbandἀνήρ·anērG435;thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778whichyou have saidG3004istrueἀληθὲςalēthesG227.”

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

20Our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962worshipedπροσεκύνησαν,prosekunēsanG4352onthisτούτῳtoutōG3778mountainὄρειoreiG3735, and yet you JewssayλέγετεlegeteG3004thatin JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414is the placeτόποςtoposG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699one mustδεῖ.¶deiG1163worshipπροσκυνεῖνproskuneinG4352.”

21JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to her,“BelieveπίστευέpisteueG4100Me, womanγύναι,gunaiG1135, thata timeὥραhōraG5610is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064whenὅτεhoteG3753you will worshipπροσκυνήσετεproskunēseteG4352the Fatherπατρί.patriG3962neitherοὔτεouteG3777on thisτούτῳtoutōG3778mountainὄρειoreiG3735norοὔτεouteG3777in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414.

22You SamaritansworshipπροσκυνεῖτεproskuneiteG4352whatὃhoG3739you do not knowG3609;we worshipπροσκυνοῦμενproskunoumenG4352whatὃhoG3739we do knowG3609,becauseὅτιhotiG3754salvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991is from the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453.

23Buta timeὥραhōraG5610is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064, andeven nowνῦνnunG3568has arrivedἐστιν,estinG1510,whenὅτεhoteG3753the trueἀληθινοὶalēthinoiG228worshipersπροσκυνηταὶproskunētaiG4353will worshipπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinG4352the FatherπατρὶpatriG3962in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and truthἀληθείᾳ·alētheiaG225;for suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108peopleG5108the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962seeksζητεῖzēteiG2212to beHis worshipersπροσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasG4352.

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

25The womanγυνή·gunēG1135saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to Him, “I knowG3609thatMessiahΜεσσίαςMessiasG3323is comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064(He who is calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004Christχριστός,christosG5547);whenὅτανhotanG3752thatG1565OneG1565comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,He will declareἀναγγελεῖanangeleiG312allG537thingsἅπαντα.hapantaG537to us.”

26JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to her, “I am He,the One speakingλαλῶνlalōnG2980to you.”

27And at thisτούτῳtoutōG3778pointἐπὶepiG1909HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameἦλθανēlthanG2064,and they were amazedἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296that He had been speakingἐλάλει·elaleiG2980with a womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,yetμέντοιmentoiG3305noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762saidG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101are You seekingζητεῖς,zēteisG2212?”orἢēG2228, “WhyτίtiG5101are You speakingλαλεῖςlaleisG2980with her?”

28SoοὖνounG3767the womanγυνὴgunēG1135leftἈφῆκενAphēkenG863her waterpotὑδρίανhudrianG5201and wentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565into the cityπόλινpolinG4172,and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the peopleἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444,

29“Comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205,seeG3708a ManἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whoὃςhosG3739toldG3004me allG3956the thingsπάνταpantaG3956that I have doneἐποίησα·epoiēsaG4160;thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is not theChristχριστός;christosG5547, is He?”

30They leftἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172and were comingἤρχοντοērchontoG2064to Him.

31MeanwhileἘν μεταξὺEn metaxuG1722 G3342the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were urgingἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,eatG2068something.”

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 stillἔτιetiG2089fourG5072monthsG5072, and thencomesἔρχεται;erchetaiG2064the harvestθερισμὸςtherismosG2326’?BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, raiseἐπάρατεeparateG1869your eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788and observeθεάσασθεtheasastheG2300the fieldsχώραςchōrasG5561,that they are whiteλευκαίleukaiG3022for harvestθερισμόνtherismonG2326.

36AlreadyG2235the one who reapsθερίζωνtherizōnG2325is receivingλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983wagesμισθὸνmisthonG3408and is gatheringσυνάγειsunageiG4863fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590foreternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443the one who sowsσπείρωνspeirōnG4687and the one 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,kekopiakasinG2872, and you havecomeG1525intoG1525their laborκόπονkoponG2873.”

The Samaritans

39NowδὲdeG1161fromthat cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of the SamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100in Him becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the wordλόγονlogonG3056of the womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135who testifiedμαρτυρούσηςmarturousēsG3140, “He toldG3004me allG3956the thingsπάνταpantaG3956that I have doneἐποίησα.epoiēsaG4160.”

40SoοὖνounG3767whenὡςhōsG5613the SamaritansΣαμαρῖται,SamaritaiG4541cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toJesus, they were askingἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065Him to stayμεῖναιmeinaiG3306with them; and He stayedἔμεινενemeinenG3306thereἐκεῖekeiG1563twoδύοduoG1417daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.

41ManyπολλῷpollōG4183moreπλείουςpleiousG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100becauseδιὰdiaG1223of His wordλόγονlogonG3056;

42and they were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004to the womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135, “It isnoG3765longerG3765becauseδιὰdiaG1223of whatG2981you saidG2981thatwe believeπιστεύομεν·pisteuomenG4100,for we have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191for ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846and knowG3609that thisG3778OneG3778trulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230isthe SaviorσωτὴρsōtērG4990of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.”

43And afterΜετὰMetaG3326the twoδύοduoG1417daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,He departedἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831fromG1564thereG1564for GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.GalilaianG1056.

44For JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846testifiedἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140thata prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396hasἔχει.¶echeiG2192noοὐκoukG3756honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092in his ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398countryπατρίδιpatridiG3968.

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

Healing an Official’s Son

46ThereforeοὖνounG3767He cameἮλθενĒlthenG2064againπάλινpalinG3825toCanaΚανὰKanaG2580of GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056,whereὅπουhopouG3699He had madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160the waterὕδωρhudōrG5204intowineοἶνον.oinonG3631.And there was a royalβασιλικὸςbasilikosG937officialG937whoseοὗhouG3739sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207was sickἠσθένειēstheneiG770atCapernaumG2746.

47When he heardἀκούσαςakousasG191that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424hadG2240comeἥκειhēkeiG2240from JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449into GalileeΓαλιλαίαν,GalilaianG1056,he wentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565to Him and beganaskingἠρώταērōtaG2065Himto comeκαταβῇkatabēaG2597downG2597and healἰάσηταιiasētaiG2390his sonυἱόν·huionG5207;for he wasG3195atG3195theG3195pointG3195ofG3195deathἀποθνῄσκειν.apothnēskeinG599.

48ThenοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“UnlessἐὰνeanG1437 G3361you peopleseeG3708signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andwondersτέραταterataG5059, you simplywill not believeπιστεύσητε.pisteusēteG4100.”

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

50JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to him, “Goπορεύου,poreuouG4198;your sonυἱόςhuiosG5207isG2198aliveG2198.”The manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100the wordλόγῳlogōG3056that JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424spokeG3004to him and wentἐπορεύετο.eporeuetoG4198home.

51And as he was nowἤδηēdēG2235goingG2597downκαταβαίνοντοςkatabainontosG2597,his slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401metὑπήντησανhupēntēsanG5221him, sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004that hissonπαῖςpaisG3816wasG2198aliveG2198.

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 sonυἱόςhuiosG5207isG2198aliveG2198”;and he himselfG846believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100, andhis entireὅλη.¶holēG3650householdοἰκίαoikiaG3614.

54ThisΤοῦτοToutoG3778is againπάλινpalinG3825asecondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424performedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160when He hadcomeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064from JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449into GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.¶GalilaianG1056.

Jesus Goes to Galilee

The Woman of Samaria

The Samaritans

Healing an Official’s Son

Commentaries on John 4