Revised Version 1895

John 4

1WhenὩςHōsG5613thereforeοὖνounG3767theὁhoG3588LordknewἔγνωegnōG1097howG5613thatὅτιhotiG3754theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330hadheardἤκουσανēkousanG191thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusG2424wasmakingποιεῖpoieiG4160andκαὶkaiG2532baptizingβαπτίζειbaptizeiG907moreG4183disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101thanἢēG2228JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491

2(althoughG2544JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424himselfαὐτὸςautosG846baptizedἐβάπτιζενebaptizenG907notοὐκoukG3756,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101),

3heG2532leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863Judaea,andG2532departedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565againπάλινpalinG3825intoεἰςeisG1519GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.GalilaianG1056.

4AndδὲdeG1161heαὐτὸνautonG846must needspassδιέρχεσθαιdierchesthaiG1330throughδιὰdiaG1223SamariaΣαμαρείας.SamareiasG4540.

5SoοὖνounG3767heG846comethtoG1519acityπόλινpolinG4172ofG5207SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,calledλεγομένηνlegomenēnG3004SycharΣυχάρ,SucharG4965,nearπλησίονplēsionG4139toG1519theG3588parcelG5564ofG5207groundG5564thatὃhoG3739JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325toG1519hisG846sonυἱῷhuiōG5207JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501:

6andG1161Jacob’sἸακώβ.¶IakōbG2384wellπηγὴpēgēG4077wasG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563.JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767,beingG1510weariedκεκοπιακὼςkekopiakōsG2872withG1537hisἐπὶepiG1909journeyὁδοιπορίαςhodoiporiasG3597,satἐκαθέζετοekathezetoG2516thusG3767byG1537theG3588wellπηγῇ·pēgēaG4077.ItG1161wasG1510aboutὡςhōsG5613theG3588sixthἕκτη.¶hektēG1623hourὥραhōraG5610.

7There cometh awomanγυνὴgunēG1135ofἐκekG1537SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540toG3004drawἀντλῆσαιantlēsaiG501waterὕδωρ.hudōrG5204:JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untoherαὐτῇautēaG846,GiveδόςdosG1325meG1325toG3004drinkπεῖν.peinG4095.

8ForγὰρgarG1063hisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101weregoneG565awayἀπεληλύθεισανapelēlutheisanG565intoG1519theG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172toG1519buyἀγοράσωσιν.agorasōsinG59foodτροφὰςtrophasG5160.

9TheἡhēG3588SamaritanΣαμαρῖτις·SamaritisG4542womanγυνὴgunēG1135thereforeοὖνounG3767saith untohimG846,HowπῶςpōsG4459isG1510itG846thatG3004thou,beingG1510aG1510JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453, askestdrinkπεῖνpeinG4095ofG3004meG3004,whichἡhēG3588amG1510aG1510SamaritanΣαμαρίτιδοςSamaritidosG4542womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135? (ForγὰρgarG1063JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453haveG1510nodealingsσυγχρῶνταιsugchrōntaiG4798withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844Samaritans.)

10JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andG2532saidλέγωνlegōnG3004untoherG846,IfεἰeiG1487thou knewesttheG3588giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andG2532whoG3588itG846isG1510thatG3004saithtoG3004thee,GiveG1325meG1325toG3004drinkπεῖν,peinG4095; thou wouldesthaveG1510askedᾔτησαςētēsasG154ofG2316himG846,andG2532heG2532wouldG302haveG1510givenG1325theelivingζῶν.zōnG2198waterὕδωρhudōrG5204.

11TheG3588womanγυνή·gunēG1135saith untohimαὐτῷautōG846,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962, thou hastnothingοὔτεouteG3777toG3004drawἄντλημαantlēmaG502withG2532,andG2532theG3588wellG2532isἐστὶνestinG1510deepβαθύ·bathuG901:fromG2532whencethenG2532hast thouthatG3004livingζῶν;zōnG2198waterὕδωρhudōrG5204?

12Art thougreaterG3173thanG3173ourG2532fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962JacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384,whichὃςhosG3739gaveG1325usG1325theG3588wellG2532,andG2532drankἔπιενepienG4095thereofhimselfG846,andG2532hisG846sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207,andG2532hisG846cattleθρέμματαthremmataG2353?

13JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004untoherαὐτῇ·autēaG846,EveryπᾶςpasG3956oneG3778thatG3004drinkethofἐκekG1537thisG3778waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204shallG3778thirstδιψήσειdipsēseiG1372againπάλιν.palinG3825:

14butG1161whosoever drinkethofG1537theG3588waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204thatG3739IG1473shallgiveδώσωdōsōG1325himαὐτῷ,autōG846shallneverοὐouG3756thirstδιψήσειdipsēseiG1372;butG1161theG3588waterὕδωρhudōrG5204thatG3739IG1473shallgiveδώσωdōsōG1325himαὐτῷautōG846shallbecomeγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846awellπηγὴpēgēG4077ofG1537waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204springingἁλλομένουhallomenouG242upG1519untoeternalαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

15TheG3588womanγυνή·gunēG1135saith untohimαὐτὸνautonG846,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,giveδόςdosG1325meG1325thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778waterὕδωρhudōrG5204,thatἵναinaG2443IG1473thirstδιψῶdipsōG1372notμὴmēG3361,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366comeG1330allG3588theG3588wayG1330hithertoπρὸςprosG4314drawἀντλεῖν.antleinG501.

16JesusG846saith untoherG846,GoὕπαγεhupageG5217,callλέγειlegeiG3004thyhusbandἄνδραandraG435,andκαὶkaiG2532comeἐλθὲeltheG2064hither.

17TheG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611andG2532saidΛέγειLegeiG3004untohimαὐτῷ·autōG846,IG2532havenoοὐκoukG3756husbandἄνδρα.¶andraG435.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untoherαὐτῇautēaG846, Thou saidstwellκαλῶςkalōsG2573,IG2532havenoοὐκoukG3756husbandἄνδραandraG435:

18forγὰρgarG1063thou hast hadfiveπέντεpenteG4002husbandsἄνδραςandrasG435;andG2532heG2532whomὃνhonG3739thounowνῦνnunG3568hastisἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756thyhusbandἀνήρ·anērG435:thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778hast thousaidG3004trulyἀληθὲςalēthesG227.

19TheἡhēG3588womanγυνή·gunēG1135saith untohimαὐτῷautōG846,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,IG3754perceiveθεωρῶtheōrōG2334thatG3754thou artaεἶeiG1510prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396.

20OurG2532fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962worshippedinἐνenG1722thisG3778mountainὄρειoreiG3735;andG2532yesayλέγετεlegeteG3004,thatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414isἐστὶνestinG1510theG3588placeτόποςtoposG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699menG3778oughtδεῖ.¶deiG1163toG3004worshipG4352.

21JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untoherαὐτῇautēaG846,Womanγύναι,gunaiG1135,believeπίστευέpisteueG4100meΛέγειLegeiG3004,theG3588hourὥραhōraG5610cometh,whenὅτεhoteG3753neitherοὔτεouteG3777inἐνenG1722thisG3778mountainὄρειoreiG3735,norοὔτεouteG3777inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414,shallG3778yeworshipπροσκυνήσετεproskunēseteG4352theG3588Fatherπατρί.patriG3962.

22YeworshipπροσκυνεῖτεproskuneiteG4352thatG3754whichὃhoG3739yeknowG1492notοὐκoukG3756:weG2249worshipπροσκυνοῦμενproskunoumenG4352thatG3754whichὃhoG3739weG2249knowG1492:forG3754salvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991isἐστίν.estinG1510fromἐκekG1537theG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453.

23Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theοἱhoiG3588hourὥραhōraG5610cometh,andκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568isG1510,whenὅτεhoteG3753theτῷtōG3588trueἀληθινοὶalēthinoiG228worshippersshallκαὶkaiG2532worshipG4352theὁhoG3588FatherπατρὶpatriG3962inἐνenG1722spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532truthἀληθείᾳ·alētheiaG225:forγὰρgarG1063suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108doththeτοὺςtousG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962seekζητεῖzēteiG2212toἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064beG1510hisαὐτόν.autonG846worshippers.

24Godθεός,theosG2316is aSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151:andκαὶkaiG2532theyG846thatG846worshipπροσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasG4352himG846mustworshipπροσκυνεῖν.¶proskuneinG4352inἐνenG1722spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.

25TheG3588womanγυνή·gunēG1135saith untohimG846,IG1473knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754MessiahG5547cometh (whichG3748iscalledΛέγειLegeiG3004Christχριστός,christosG5547):whenὅτανhotanG3752heG846iscomeG2064,heG846willG3748declareἀναγγελεῖanangeleiG312untousλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004allἅπαντα.hapantaG537thingsG846.

26JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untoherG846,IἐγώegōG1473thatλέγειlegeiG3004speakλαλῶνlalōnG2980unto theeamεἰμι,eimiG1510heG846.

27AndG2532uponἐπὶepiG1909thisG3778cameἦλθανēlthanG2064hisG846disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101;andG2532theyG846marveledἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2532wasspeakingG2980withμετὰmetaG3326awomanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135;yetG2532noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762manG3778saidG3004,WhatτίtiG5101seekest thou?orἢēG2228,WhyτίtiG5101speakest thouwithμετ᾽met᾽G3326herG846?

28SoοὖνounG3767theG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135leftἈφῆκενAphēkenG863herαὐτῆςautēsG846waterpotὑδρίανhudrianG5201,andκαὶkaiG2532wentG565awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565intoG1519theG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172,andκαὶkaiG2532saithtoG1519theG3588menἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444,

29Comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205,seeG3708aG1510manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,whichG3739toldG3004meG3004allG3956thingsG3778thatG3739everIG1473didἐποίησα·epoiēsaG4160:canG3004thisG3778beG1510theG3956Christχριστός;christosG5547?

30TheyG846wentG1831outG1831ofἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,andκαὶkaiG2532werecomingἤρχοντοērchontoG2064toπρὸςprosG4314himG846.

31InG1722theτῷtōG3588meanG3004whileG1722theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101prayedhimαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,eatG2068.

32ButδὲdeG1161heG846saidG3004untothemG846,IἐγὼegōG1473havemeatὁhoG3588toG3004eatG2068thatἣνhēnG3739yeknowG1492notοὐκoukG3756.

33TheοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101thereforeοὖνounG3767saidἔλεγονelegonG3004oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240toG4314anotherG240, HathanyG5100manG5100broughtἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342himαὐτῷautōG846aughttoG4314eatG2068?

34JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untothemG846,MyG1699meatG3588isἐστινestinG1510toG2443doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160theG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofG2041himG846thatG2443sentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992meλέγειlegeiG3004,andκαὶkaiG2532toG2443accomplishτελειώσωteleiōsōG5048hisG846workἔργον.ergonG2041.

35SayλέγετεlegeteG3004notοὐχouchG3756ye,ThereG1510areG1510yetG2532fourG5072monthsG5072,andG2532thenG2532comeththeG3588harvestθερισμὸςtherismosG2326?beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IG2532sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,LiftἐπάρατεeparateG1869upG1869yourG3708eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,andG2532lookG2400onπρὸςprosG4314theG3588fieldsχώραςchōrasG5561,thatG3754theyG2532areG1510whiteλευκαίleukaiG3022alreadyἤδη.ēdēG2235untoharvestθερισμόνtherismonG2326.

36HeG2532thatG2443reapeth receivethwagesμισθὸνmisthonG3408,andG2532gatherethfruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590untolifeζωὴνzōēnG2222eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166;thatG2443heG2532thatG2443sowethandG2532heG2532thatG2443reapethmayG2532rejoiceχαίρῃchairēG5463togetherσυνάγειsunageiG4863.

37ForγὰρgarG1063hereinisG1510theG3588sayingλόγοςlogosG3056trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228,OneτούτῳtoutōG3778soweth,andκαὶkaiG2532anotherG243reapeth.

38IἐγὼegōG1473sentἀπέστειλαapesteilaG649youG5210toG1519reapθερίζεινtherizeinG2325thatὃhoG3739whereon ye havenotοὐχouchG3756laboured:othersἄλλοιalloiG243have laboured,andκαὶkaiG2532ye areenteredεἰσεληλύθατε.eiselēluthateG1525intoG1519theirαὐτῶνautōnG846labour.

39AndδὲdeG1161fromG1537thatG3754cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183ofG1537theG3956SamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100onεἰςeisG1519himG846becauseG3754ofG1537theG3956wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG1537theG3956womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,whoἃhaG3739testifiedμαρτυρούσηςmarturousēsG3140,HeG846toldG3004meG3004allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956thatG3754everIG1473didἐποίησα.epoiēsaG4160.

40SoοὖνounG3767whenὡςhōsG5613theοἱhoiG3588SamaritansΣαμαρῖται,SamaritaiG4541cameἦλθονēlthonG2064untohimG846,theyG846besoughthimG846toG4314abideG3306withG4314themG846:andG2532heG2532abodethereἐκεῖekeiG1563twoδύοduoG1417daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.

41AndκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλῷpollōG4183moreπλείουςpleiousG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100becauseδιὰdiaG1223ofG3056hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846wordλόγονlogonG3056;

42andG2532theyG846saidἔλεγονelegonG3004toG3004theG3588womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135,NowG2532weG3778believeπιστεύομεν·pisteuomenG4100,notG1510becauseὅτιhotiG3754ofG1223thyspeakingG3004:forG1063weG3778haveG1510heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191forG1063ourselvesG846,andG2532knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thisG3778isG1510indeedG2532theG3588SaviourofG1223theG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.

43AndG1161afterΜετὰMetaG3326theG3588twoδύοduoG1417daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250heG1161wentG1831forthἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831fromG1831thenceintoεἰςeisG1519GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.GalilaianG1056.

44ForγὰρgarG1063JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424himselfG846testifiedἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140,thatὅτιhotiG3754aprophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396hathnoοὐκoukG3756honourinἐνenG1722hisG846ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398countryπατρίδιpatridiG3968.

45SoοὖνounG3767whenὍτεHoteG3753heG2532cameἦλθενēlthenG2064intoG1519GalileeΓαλιλαίαν,GalilaianG1056,theG3956GalilaeansreceivedἐδέξαντοedexantoG1209himαὐτὸνautonG846,havingG4160seenἑωρακότεςhe'ōrakotesG3708allG3956theG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956thatG3739heG2532didG4160inG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414attheG3956feastἑορτῇ·he'ortēaG1859:forγὰρgarG1063theyαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532wentἦλθονēlthonG2064untotheG3956feastἑορτήν.¶he'ortēnG1859.

46HeG2532cameἮλθενĒlthenG2064thereforeοὖνounG3767againπάλινpalinG3825untoCanaΚανὰKanaG2580ofG5207GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056,whereὅπουhopouG3699heG2532madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160theG3588waterὕδωρhudōrG5204wineοἶνον.oinonG3631.AndG2532thereG1510wasG1510aG1510certain nobleman,whoseοὗhouG3739sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207wasG1510sickἠσθένειēstheneiG770atCapernaumΚαφαρναούμ.KapharnaoumG2584.

47WhenG2532heG2532heardἀκούσαςakousasG191thatG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wascomeἥκειhēkeiG2240outἐκekG1537ofG5207JudaeaintoεἰςeisG1519GalileeΓαλιλαίαν,GalilaianG1056,heG2532wentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565untohimG846,andG2532besoughthimG846thatG3754heG2532wouldG3195comeG2240downκαταβῇkatabēaG2597,andG2532healἰάσηταιiasētaiG2390hisG846sonυἱόν·huionG5207;forγὰρgarG1063heG2532was attheG3588pointG3195ofG5207deathἀποθνῄσκειν.apothnēskeinG599.

48JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767saidG3004untohimαὐτόν·autonG846,ExceptG3361yeseeG3708signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059, yewillG2532inG2532noοὐouG3756wisebelieveπιστεύσητε.pisteusēteG4100.

49TheG3588nobleman saith untohimαὐτὸνautonG846,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,comeκατάβηθιkatabēthiG2597downG2597eremyλέγειlegeiG3004childπαιδίονpaidionG3813dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599.

50JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untohimG846,GoG4198thywayG4198; thysonυἱόςhuiosG5207liveth.TheG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100theG3588wordλόγῳlogōG3056thatὃνhonG3739JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424spake untohimG846,andG2532heG2532wentG4198hisG846wayG4198.

51AndG2532asG2532heG2532wasnowδὲdeG1161goingG2597downκαταβαίνοντοςkatabainontosG2597,hisG846servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401metὑπήντησανhupēntēsanG5221himG846,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,thatὅτιhotiG3754hisG846sonπαῖςpaisG3816livedζῇ.zēaG2198.

52SoοὖνounG3767heG846inquiredἐπύθετοeputhetoG4441ofG1722themG846theG3588hourὥρανhōranG5610whenG1722heG846begantoG3004amend.TheyG846saidG3004thereforeοὖνounG3767untohimG846,YesterdayἐχθὲςechthesG5504attheG3588seventhἑβδόμηνhebdomēnG1442hourὥρανhōranG5610theG3588feverπυρετός.¶puretosG4446leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863himG846.

53SoοὖνounG3767theG3588fatherπατὴρpatērG3962knewἜγνωEgnōG1097thatG3754itG846was atthatG3754hourὥρᾳhōraG5610inG1722whichᾗhēG3739JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004untohimG846, ThysonυἱόςhuiosG5207liveth:andκαὶkaiG2532himselfG846believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100,andκαὶkaiG2532hisG846wholeὅλη.¶holēG3650houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614.

54ThisG3778isagainπάλινpalinG3825theG3588secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592thatG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424didG4160,havingG4160comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064outG1537ofG1537JudaeaintoεἰςeisG1519GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.¶GalilaianG1056.

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