John 4 BSB
Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
1 When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John See the Greek order
2 (although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples), See the Greek order
3 He left Judea and returned to Galilee. See the Greek order
4 Now He had to pass through Samaria. See the Greek order
5 So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. See the Greek order
6 Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. See the Greek order
7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” See the Greek order
8 (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) See the Greek order
9 “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) See the Greek order
10 Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” See the Greek order
11 “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water? See the Greek order
12 Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?” See the Greek order
13 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. See the Greek order
14 But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.” See the Greek order
15 The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.” See the Greek order
16 Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.” See the Greek order
17 “I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband. See the Greek order
18 In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.” See the Greek order
19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet. See the Greek order
20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.” See the Greek order
21 “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. See the Greek order
22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. See the Greek order
23 But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. See the Greek order
24 God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” See the Greek order
25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.” See the Greek order
26 Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.” See the Greek order
The Disciples Return and Marvel
27 Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?” See the Greek order
28 Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people, See the Greek order
29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” See the Greek order
30 So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus. See the Greek order
31 Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.” See the Greek order
32 But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” See the Greek order
33 So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?” See the Greek order
34 Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. See the Greek order
35 Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest. See the Greek order
36 Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together. See the Greek order
37 For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. See the Greek order
38 I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.” See the Greek order
Many Samaritans Believe
39 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.” See the Greek order
40 So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days. See the Greek order
41 And many more believed because of His message. See the Greek order
42 They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.” See the Greek order
Jesus Heals the Official’s Son
43 After two days, Jesus left for Galilee. See the Greek order
44 Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown. See the Greek order
45 Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well. See the Greek order
46 So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. See the Greek order
47 When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. See the Greek order
48 Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.” See the Greek order
49 “Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.” See the Greek order
50 “Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed. See the Greek order
51 And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive. See the Greek order
52 So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.” See the Greek order
53 Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed. See the Greek order
54 This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee. See the Greek order