John 4
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John 4:1-13

1SoG3767thenG3767,whenὩςHōsG5613the LordG2962knewἔγνωegnōG1097that the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330had heardἤκουσανēkousanG191thatHeG2424was makingποιεῖpoieiG4160andbaptizingβαπτίζειbaptizeiG907moreG4183disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101thanἢēG2228JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491
2(althoughG2544JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424HimselfG846was not baptizingἐβάπτιζενebaptizenG907;ratherἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were),
3He leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaianG2449and wentG565awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565againπάλινpalinG3825to GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.GalilaianG1056.
4And He hadἔδειedeiG1163to passδιέρχεσθαιdierchesthaiG1330throughδιὰdiaG1330G1223SamariaΣαμαρείας.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.
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.)
10JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611G3004to 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;
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