Revised Literal Translation

John 4:28-42

28The womanτὴν γυνὴtēn gunēG3588 G1135thenοὖνounG3767leftἈφῆκενAphēkenG863herαὐτῆςautēsG846waterpotὑδρίαν ἡhudrian hēG3588 G5201,andκαὶkaiG2532went her wayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565intoεἰςeisG1519the cityτὴν πόλινtēn polinG3588 G4172,andκαὶkaiG2532saithλέγειlegeiG3004to the menτοῖς ἀνθρώποις·tois anthrōpoisG3588 G444,

29Comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205,seeG3708a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,whichὃςhosG3739toldG3004meG1473all thingsπάνταpantaG3956that everὅσαhosaG3745I didἐποίησα·epoiēsaG4160:isἐστινestinG1510notμήτιmētiG3385thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778the Christὁ χριστός;ho christosG3588 G5547?

30ThenG3767they went outἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831ofἐκekG1537the cityτῆς πόλεωςtēs poleōsG3588 G4172,andκαὶkaiG2532cameἤρχοντοērchontoG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

31τῷtōG3588G1161InἘνEnG1722the mean whileμεταξὺmetaxuG3342his disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588 G3101prayedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Masterῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,eatφάγε.phageG5315.

32ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161he saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,IἐγὼegōG1473haveἔχωechōG2192meatβρῶσινbrōsinG1035to eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315thatἣνhēnG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756of.

33ThereforeοὖνounG3767saidἔλεγονelegonG3004the disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588 G3101oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240toπρὸςprosG4314anotherG240,μήmēG3361HathG5342any manτιςtisG5100broughtἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342himαὐτῷautōG846oughtto eatφαγεῖν;phageinG5315?

34ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς· τὸIēsous toG3588 G2424saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,MyG1699meatβρῶμάbrōmaG1033isἐστινestinG1510toἵναinaG2443doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160the willθέλημα τοῦthelēma touG3588 G2307of him that sentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992meἐμὸνemonG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532to finishτελειώσωteleiōsōG5048hisαὐτοῦautouG846workτὸ ἔργον.to ergonG3588 G2041.

35SayλέγετεlegeteG3004notοὐχouchG3756yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,ὅτιhotiG3754There areἐστινestinG1510yetἔτιetiG2089four monthsτετράμηνόςtetramēnosG5072,andκαὶkaiG2532thencomethἔρχεται;erchetaiG2064harvestὁ θερισμὸςho therismosG3588 G2326?beholdG3708,I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,Lift upἐπάρατεeparateG1869yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771eyesτοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺςtous ophthalmousG3588 G3788,andκαὶkaiG2532look onθεάσασθεtheasastheG2300the fieldsτὰς χώραςtas chōrasG3588 G5561;forὅτιhotiG3754they areεἰσινeisinG1510whiteλευκαίleukaiG3022alreadyἤδη.ēdēG2235toπρὸςprosG4314harvestθερισμόνtherismonG2326.

36ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588AndG2532he that reapethθερίζωνtherizōnG2325receivethλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983wagesμισθὸνmisthonG3408,andG2532gatherethσυνάγειsunageiG4863fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590untoεἰςeisG1519lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166:thatἵναinaG2443bothG2532he that sowethσπείρωνspeirōnG4687andG2532he that reapethθερίζων.therizōnG2325may rejoiceχαίρῃchairēG5463togetherὁμοῦhomouG3674.

37AndγὰρgarG1063hereinἐνenG1722isἐστὶνestinG1510thatτούτῳtoutōG3778sayingλόγοςlogosG3588 G3056trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG3588 G228,ὅτιhotiG3754OneἄλλοςallosG243sowethἐστὶν σπείρωνestin speirōnG1510 G3588 G4687,andκαὶkaiG2532anotherἄλλοςallosG243reapethθερίζων.therizōnG3588 G2325.

38IἐγὼegōG1473sentἀπέστειλαapesteilaG649youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to reapθερίζεινtherizeinG2325that whereonὃhoG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771bestowedG2872noοὐχouchG3756labourG2872:other menἄλλοιalloiG243labouredG2872,andκαὶkaiG2532yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771are enteredεἰσεληλύθατε.eiselēluthateG1525intoεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶνautōnG846laboursτὸν κόπονton koponG3588 G2873.

39AndδὲdeG1161manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183ofἐκekG1537the Samaritansτῆς Σαμαριτῶνtēs SamaritōnG3588 G4541of thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565cityπόλεως τῶνpoleōs tōnG3588 G4172believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100onεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846forδιὰdiaG1223the sayingτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of the womanτῆς γυναικὸςtēs gunaikosG3588 G1135,which testifiedμαρτυρούσηςmarturousēsG3140,ὅτιhotiG3754He toldG3004meG1473allπάνταpantaG3956that everG3745I didἐποίησα.epoiēsaG4160.

40SoοὖνounG3767whenὡςhōsG5613the Samaritansοἱ Σαμαρῖται,hoi SamaritaiG3588 G4541were comeἦλθονēlthonG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,they besoughtἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065himαὐτὸνautonG846that he would tarryμεῖναιmeinaiG3306withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846:andκαὶkaiG2532he abodeἔμεινενemeinenG3306thereἐκεῖekeiG1563twoδύοduoG1417daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.

41AndκαὶkaiG2532manyG4183moreG4119believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100becauseδιὰdiaG1223ofG3588 G3056his ownαὐτοῦ,autouG846wordλόγονlogonG3588 G3056;

42G3588G3588AndτεteG5037saidἔλεγονelegonG3004unto the womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135,ὅτιhotiG3754NowG3765we believeπιστεύομεν·pisteuomenG4100,notG3765becauseδιὰdiaG1223ofG2981thyG4674sayingG2981:forγὰρgarG1063we have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191himourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846,andκαὶkaiG2532knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510indeedἀληθῶςalēthōsG230the ChristG3588 G5547,the SaviourσωτὴρsōtērG3588 G4990of the worldκόσμουkosmouG3588 G2889.

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