Revised Literal Translation

John 4:9-22

9ThenοὖνounG3767saithλέγειlegeiG3004the womanἡ γυνὴhē gunēG3588 G1135of Samariaἡ Σαμαρῖτις·hē SamaritisG3588 G4542unto himαὐτῷautōG846,How is it thatπῶςpōsG4459thouσὺsuG4771,beingὢνōnG1510a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,askestαἰτεῖςaiteisG154drinkπεῖνpeinG4095ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844meἐμοῦemouG1473,which amοὔσης;ousēsG1510a womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135of SamariaΣαμαρίτιδοςSamaritidosG4542?forγὰρgarG1063the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453haveG4798noοὐouG3756dealingsG4798with the SamaritansΣαμαρίταις.¶SamaritaisG4541.

10τὴνtēnG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγωνlegōnG3004unto herαὐτῇ·autēaG846,IfεἰeiG1487thou knewestᾔδειςēdeisG1492the giftδωρεὰν τοῦdōrean touG3588 G1431of Godθεοῦ ὁtheou hoG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101it isἐστινestinG1510that saithG3004to theeσοι·soiG4771,GiveδόςdosG1325meG1473to drinkπεῖν,peinG4095;thouσὺsuG4771ἂνanG302wouldest have askedᾔτησαςētēsasG154of himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532he would have givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325ἄνanG302theeσοιsoiG4771livingζῶν.zōnG2198waterὕδωρhudōrG5204.

11G3588The womanγυνή·gunēG3588 G1135saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷautōG846,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,thou hastἔχεις,echeisG2192nothingοὔτεouteG3777to draw withἄντλημαantlēmaG502,andκαὶkaiG2532the wellφρέαρphrearG3588 G5421isἐστὶνestinG1510deepβαθύ·bathuG901:from whenceπόθενpothenG4159thenοὖνounG3767hast thouἔχειςecheisG2192thatG3588 G5204livingζῶν;zōnG2198waterὕδωρhudōrG3588 G5204?

12μὴmēG3361ArtεἶeiG1510thouσὺsuG4771greater thanμείζωνmeizōnG3173ourG1473fatherτοῦ πατρὸςtou patrosG3588 G3962JacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384,whichὃςhosG3739gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325usG1473the wellτὸ φρέαρ,to phrearG3588 G5421,andκαὶkaiG2532drankἔπιενepienG4095ἐξexG1537thereofαὐτὸςautosG846himselfαὐτοῦautouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846childrenοἱ υἱοὶhoi huioiG3588 G5207,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ;¶autouG846cattleτὰ θρέμματαta thremmataG3588 G2353?

13G3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588 G2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004unto herαὐτῇ·autēaG846,WhosoeverπᾶςpasG3956drinkethπίνωνpinōnG4095ofἐκekG1537thisτούτουtoutouG3778waterὕδατοςhudatosG3588 G5204shall thirstδιψήσειdipsēseiG1372againπάλιν.palinG3825:

14Butδ᾽d᾽G1161whosoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302drinkethπίῃpiēG4095ofἐκekG1537the waterτοῦ ὕδατοςtou hudatosG3588 G5204thatοὗhouG3739IἐγὼegōG1473shall giveδώσωdōsōG1325himαὐτῷ,autōG846shallG1372neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361thirstδιψήσειdipsēseiG1372εἰςeisG1519τὸν αἰῶνα,ton aiōnaG3588 G165;butἀλλὰallaG235the waterτὸ ὕδωρto hudōrG3588 G5204thatὃhoG3739I shall giveδώσωdōsōG1325himαὐτῷautōG846shall beγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846a wellπηγὴpēgēG4077of waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204springing upἁλλομένουhallomenouG242intoεἰςeisG1519everlastingαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

15The womanἡ γυνή·hē gunēG3588 G1135saithΛέγειLegeiG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,giveδόςdosG1325meG1473thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778waterτὸ ὕδωρto hudōrG3588 G5204,thatἵναinaG2443I thirstδιψῶdipsōG1372notμὴmēG3361,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366comeG2064hitherἐνθάδεenthadeG1759to drawἀντλεῖν.antleinG501.

16JesusG3588 G2424saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto herαὐτῇautēaG846,GoὕπαγεhupageG5217,callφώνησονphōnēsonG5455thyσουsouG4771husbandἄνδραandraG3588 G435,andκαὶkaiG2532comeἐλθὲeltheG2064hitherἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759.

17The womanἡ γυνὴhē gunēG3588 G1135answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidΛέγειLegeiG3004,I haveἔχωechōG2192noοὐκoukG3756husbandἄνδρα.¶andraG435.Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588 G2424saidG3004unto herG846,Thou hastG3004wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573saidG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754I haveἔχω·echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756husbandἄνδραandraG435:

18ForγὰρgarG1063thou hast hadG2192fiveπέντεpenteG4002husbandsἄνδραςandrasG435;andκαὶkaiG2532he whomὃνhonG3739thouG2192nowνῦνnunG3568hastG2192isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756thyσουsouG4771husbandἀνήρ·anērG435:in thatτοῦτοtoutoG3778saidst thouεἴρηκας.¶eirēkasG2046trulyἀληθὲςalēthesG227.

19The womanἡ γυνή·hē gunēG3588 G1135saithΛέγειLegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷautōG846,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,I perceiveθεωρῶtheōrōG2334thatὅτιhotiG3754thouσύ.suG4771artεἶeiG1510a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396.

20OurG1473fathersοἱ πατέρεςhoi pateresG3588 G3962worshippedπροσεκύνησαν,prosekunēsanG4352inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778mountainτῷ ὄρειtō oreiG3588 G3735;andκαὶkaiG2532yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771sayλέγετεlegeteG3004,thatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414isἐστὶνestinG1510the placeὁ τόποςho toposG3588 G5117whereὅπουhopouG3699men oughtδεῖ.¶deiG1163to worshipπροσκυνεῖνproskuneinG4352.

21Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588 G2424saithΛέγειLegeiG3004unto herαὐτῇautēaG846,Womanγύναι,gunaiG1135,believeπίστευέpisteueG4100meG1473,ὅτιhotiG3754the hourὥραhōraG5610comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,whenὅτεhoteG3753ye shallG4352neitherοὔτεouteG3777inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778mountainτῷ ὄρειtō oreiG3588 G3735,nor yetοὔτεouteG3777atἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414,worshipπροσκυνήσετεproskunēseteG4352the Fatherτῷ πατρί.tō patriG3588 G3962.

22ἡhēG3588YeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771worshipπροσκυνεῖτεproskuneiteG4352ye knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756whatὃhoG3739:weG1473knowG1492whatὃhoG3739we worshipπροσκυνοῦμενproskunoumenG4352:forὅτιhotiG3754salvationσωτηρία τῶνsōtēria tōnG3588 G4991isἐστίν.estinG1510ofἐκekG1537the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453.

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