1Als nun Jesus erfuhr, dass den Pharisäern zu Ohren gekommen war, dass Jesus mehr zu Jüngern machte und taufte als Johannes – (Joh 3,22; Joh 3,26)2obwohl Jesus nicht selber taufte, sondern seine Jünger –,3verließ er Judäa und zog wieder nach Galiläa.4Er musste aber durch Samarien reisen. (Lk 9,51)5Da kam er in eine Stadt Samariens, die heißt Sychar, nahe bei dem Feld, das Jakob seinem Sohn Josef gegeben hatte. (1Mo 48,22; Jos 24,32)6Es war aber dort Jakobs Brunnen. Weil nun Jesus müde war von der Reise, setzte er sich an den Brunnen; es war um die sechste Stunde.7Da kommt eine Frau aus Samarien, um Wasser zu schöpfen. Jesus spricht zu ihr: Gib mir zu trinken!8Denn seine Jünger waren in die Stadt gegangen, um Speise zu kaufen.9Da spricht die samaritische Frau zu ihm: Wie, du, ein Jude, erbittest etwas zu trinken von mir, einer samaritischen Frau? Denn die Juden haben keine Gemeinschaft mit den Samaritern. – (Lk 9,52)10Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihr: Wenn du erkenntest die Gabe Gottes und wer der ist, der zu dir sagt: Gib mir zu trinken!, du bätest ihn, und er gäbe dir lebendiges Wasser. (Joh 7,37)11Spricht zu ihm die Frau: Herr, du hast doch nichts, womit du schöpfen könntest, und der Brunnen ist tief; woher hast du denn lebendiges Wasser?12Bist du etwa mehr als unser Vater Jakob, der uns diesen Brunnen gegeben hat? Und er hat daraus getrunken und seine Söhne und sein Vieh.13Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihr: Wer von diesem Wasser trinkt, den wird wieder dürsten; (Joh 6,58)14wer aber von dem Wasser trinkt, das ich ihm gebe, den wird in Ewigkeit nicht dürsten, sondern das Wasser, das ich ihm geben werde, das wird in ihm eine Quelle des Wassers werden, das in das ewige Leben quillt. (Ps 36,10; Joh 6,35; Joh 7,38)15Spricht die Frau zu ihm: Herr, gib mir dieses Wasser, damit mich nicht dürstet und ich nicht herkommen muss, um zu schöpfen!16Spricht er zu ihr: Geh hin, ruf deinen Mann und komm wieder her!17Die Frau antwortete und sprach zu ihm: Ich habe keinen Mann. Jesus spricht zu ihr: Du hast richtig gesagt: »Ich habe keinen Mann.«18Denn fünf Männer hast du gehabt, und der, den du jetzt hast, ist nicht dein Mann; das hast du recht gesagt.19Die Frau spricht zu ihm: Herr, ich sehe, dass du ein Prophet bist. (Joh 9,17)20Unsere Väter haben auf diesem Berge angebetet, und ihr sagt, in Jerusalem sei die Stätte, wo man anbeten soll. (5Mo 12,5; Ps 122,1)21Jesus spricht zu ihr: Glaube mir, Frau, es kommt die Zeit, dass ihr weder auf diesem Berge noch in Jerusalem den Vater anbeten werdet.22Ihr betet an, was ihr nicht kennt; wir beten an, was wir kennen; denn das Heil kommt von den Juden. (2Kön 17,29; Jes 2,3)23Aber es kommt die Stunde und ist schon jetzt, dass die wahren Anbeter den Vater anbeten werden im Geist und in der Wahrheit; denn auch der Vater will solche Anbeter haben.24Gott ist Geist, und die ihn anbeten, die müssen ihn im Geist und in der Wahrheit anbeten. (Röm 12,1; 2Kor 3,17)25Spricht die Frau zu ihm: Ich weiß, dass der Messias kommt, der da Christus heißt. Wenn dieser kommt, wird er uns alles verkündigen. (Joh 1,41)26Jesus spricht zu ihr: Ich bin’s, der mit dir redet.27Unterdessen kamen seine Jünger, und sie wunderten sich, dass er mit einer Frau redete; doch sagte niemand: Was willst du?, oder: Was redest du mit ihr?28Da ließ die Frau ihren Krug stehen und ging hin in die Stadt und spricht zu den Leuten:29Kommt, seht einen Menschen, der mir alles gesagt hat, was ich getan habe, ob er nicht der Christus sei!30Da gingen sie aus der Stadt heraus und kamen zu ihm.31Unterdessen mahnten ihn die Jünger und sprachen: Rabbi, iss!32Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Ich habe eine Speise zu essen, von der ihr nicht wisst.33Da sprachen die Jünger untereinander: Hat ihm jemand zu essen gebracht?34Jesus spricht zu ihnen: Meine Speise ist die, dass ich tue den Willen dessen, der mich gesandt hat, und vollende sein Werk. (Joh 6,38; Joh 17,4)35Sagt ihr nicht selber: Es sind noch vier Monate, dann kommt die Ernte? Siehe, ich sage euch: Hebt eure Augen auf und seht auf die Felder: sie sind schon reif zur Ernte. (Mt 9,37)36Wer erntet, empfängt Lohn und sammelt Frucht zum ewigen Leben, auf dass sich miteinander freuen, der da sät und der da erntet.37Denn hier ist der Spruch wahr: Der eine sät, der andere erntet.38Ich habe euch gesandt zu ernten, wo ihr nicht gearbeitet habt; andere haben gearbeitet, und ihr seid in ihre Arbeit eingetreten.39Es glaubten aber an ihn viele der Samariter aus dieser Stadt um des Wortes der Frau willen, die bezeugte: Er hat mir alles gesagt, was ich getan habe.40Als nun die Samariter zu ihm kamen, baten sie ihn, dass er bei ihnen bleibe; und er blieb dort zwei Tage.41Und noch viel mehr glaubten um seines Wortes willen.42Und sie sprachen zu der Frau: Nun glauben wir nicht mehr um deiner Rede willen; denn wir haben selber gehört und erkannt: Dieser ist wahrlich der Welt Heiland. (Apg 8,5; 1Joh 4,14)43Aber nach den zwei Tagen zog er von dort nach Galiläa. (Mt 4,12)44Denn er selber, Jesus, bezeugte, dass ein Prophet in seiner Vaterstadt nichts gilt. (Mt 13,57)45Als er nun nach Galiläa kam, nahmen ihn die Galiläer auf, die alles gesehen hatten, was er in Jerusalem auf dem Fest getan hatte; denn sie waren auch zum Fest gekommen. (Joh 2,23)
Heilung des Sohnes eines königlichen Beamten
46Und Jesus kam abermals nach Kana in Galiläa, wo er das Wasser zu Wein gemacht hatte. Und es war ein Mann im Dienst des Königs; dessen Sohn lag krank in Kapernaum. (Mt 8,5; Lk 7,1; Joh 2,1; Joh 2,9)47Dieser hörte, dass Jesus aus Judäa nach Galiläa gekommen war, und ging hin zu ihm und bat ihn, herabzukommen und seinen Sohn zu heilen; denn der war todkrank.48Da sprach Jesus zu ihm: Wenn ihr nicht Zeichen und Wunder seht, so glaubt ihr nicht. (Joh 2,18; 1Kor 1,22)49Der königliche Beamte sprach zu ihm: Herr, komm herab, ehe mein Kind stirbt!50Jesus spricht zu ihm: Geh hin, dein Sohn lebt! Der Mann glaubte dem Wort, das Jesus zu ihm sagte, und ging hin.51Und während er noch hinabging, begegneten ihm seine Knechte und sagten: Dein Kind lebt.52Da fragte er sie nach der Stunde, in der es besser mit ihm geworden war. Und sie antworteten ihm: Gestern um die siebente Stunde verließ ihn das Fieber.53Da merkte der Vater, dass es zu der Stunde war, in der Jesus zu ihm gesagt hatte: Dein Sohn lebt. Und er glaubte mit seinem ganzen Hause.54Das ist nun das zweite Zeichen, das Jesus tat, als er aus Judäa nach Galiläa kam. (Joh 2,11)
Johannes 4
King James Version
1When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,2(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)3He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.4And he must needs go through Samaria.5Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.6Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.7There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.8(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)9Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.11The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?12Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?13Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.15The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.16Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.17The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:18For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.19The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.20Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.21Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.22Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.23But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.24God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.25The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.26Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.27And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?28The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,29Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?30Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.31In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.32But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.33Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.35Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.36And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.37And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.38I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.39And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.40So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.41And many more believed because of his own word;42And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.43Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.44For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.45Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.46So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.47When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.48Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.49The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.50Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.51And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.52Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.53So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.54This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
Johannes 4
English Standard Version
Jesus and the Woman of Samaria
1Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (Joh 3,22; Joh 3,26)2(although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples),3he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. (Joh 2,11)4And he had to pass through Samaria. (Lk 13,33)5So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. (1Mo 33,19; 1Mo 48,22; Jos 24,32; Joh 4,12)6Jacob’s well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the sixth hour.[1] (Mt 4,2; Mt 8,24; Mt 21,18; Joh 19,28)7A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (Joh 4,6)8(For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.)9The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) (Esr 4,3; Esr 4,10; Mt 10,5; Lk 9,53; Joh 8,48)10Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” (Jer 2,13; Jer 17,13; Joh 7,38)11The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water?12Are you greater than our father Jacob? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock.” (Joh 4,5; Joh 8,53)13Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again,14but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again.[2] The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (Jes 49,10; Joh 6,35; Joh 6,51; Joh 6,58; Joh 7,37; Joh 7,38; Offb 7,16)15The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.” (Joh 6,34)16Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” (Joh 16,8)17The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’;18for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.”19The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. (Mt 21,11; Lk 7,16; Lk 7,39; Joh 6,14; Joh 9,17)20Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.” (1Mo 12,6; 1Mo 33,18; 1Mo 33,20; 5Mo 11,29; 5Mo 12,5; 5Mo 27,12; Jos 8,33; Ri 9,7; Joh 11,48)21Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. (Zef 2,11; Mal 1,11; Joh 2,4; Joh 4,23; Joh 5,25; Joh 5,28; Joh 16,2; Joh 16,25; Joh 16,32; 1Tim 2,8)22You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. (2Kön 17,28; Ps 147,19; Jes 2,3; Mt 2,4; Apg 13,23; Apg 17,23; Röm 3,1; Röm 9,4; Röm 11,26)23But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. (Ps 145,18; Joh 1,17; Joh 4,21; Joh 6,44; Röm 8,15; Eph 2,18; Eph 6,18; Phil 3,3)24God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”25The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” (5Mo 18,18; Joh 1,41; Joh 4,29)26Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.” (Joh 9,35)27Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?” (Joh 4,8)28So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people,29“Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” (Joh 4,17; Joh 4,25)30They went out of the town and were coming to him.31Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” (Joh 1,38)32But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”33So the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?” (Joh 3,4; Joh 4,11; Joh 4,15; Joh 6,34; Joh 6,52)34Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work. (Hi 23,12; Joh 5,30; Joh 5,36; Joh 6,38; Joh 14,31; Joh 17,4)35Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. (Mt 9,37; Lk 10,2; Joh 4,25; Joh 4,30)36Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. (Jes 9,3; Am 9,13; Mt 13,37; Mk 4,14; Joh 4,38)37For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ (Hi 31,8)38I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.” (Jos 24,13; Apg 8,5; Apg 8,25)39Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” (Joh 4,5; Joh 4,8; Joh 4,29; Joh 17,20)40So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.41And many more believed because of his word. (Joh 8,30)42They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.” (Joh 1,29; Joh 3,17; Joh 12,47; 1Tim 4,10; 1Joh 4,14; 1Joh 5,20)43After the two days he departed for Galilee. (Joh 4,40)44(For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.) (Mt 13,57)45So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast. (Joh 2,23; Joh 3,2; Joh 4,20)
Jesus Heals an Official’s Son
46So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. (Joh 2,1; Joh 2,9)47When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. (Joh 4,3; Joh 4,54)48So Jesus said to him, “Unless you[3] see signs and wonders you will not believe.” (Joh 2,18; Joh 6,30; Joh 20,29)49The official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” (Mk 5,35; Lk 8,49; Joh 11,21; Joh 11,32)50Jesus said to him, “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way.51As he was going down, his servants[4] met him and told him that his son was recovering.52So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour[5] the fever left him.”53The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” And he himself believed, and all his household. (Apg 11,14; Apg 16,34; Apg 18,8)54This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee. (Joh 2,11; Joh 4,45)
Johannes 4
New International Version
Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman
1Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptising more disciples than John –2although in fact it was not Jesus who baptised, but his disciples.3So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.4Now he had to go through Samaria.5So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph.6Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.7When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, ‘Will you give me a drink?’8(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)9The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?’ (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.[1])10Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.’11‘Sir,’ the woman said, ‘you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water?12Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?’13Jesus answered, ‘Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again,14but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’15The woman said to him, ‘Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.’16He told her, ‘Go, call your husband and come back.’17‘I have no husband,’ she replied. Jesus said to her, ‘You are right when you say you have no husband.18The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.’19‘Sir,’ the woman said, ‘I can see that you are a prophet.20Our ancestors worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.’21‘Woman,’ Jesus replied, ‘believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.22You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.23Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshippers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshippers the Father seeks.24God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.’25The woman said, ‘I know that Messiah’ (called Christ) ‘is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.’26Then Jesus declared, ‘I, the one speaking to you – I am he.’
The disciples rejoin Jesus
27Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no-one asked, ‘What do you want?’ or ‘Why are you talking with her?’28Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people,29‘Come, see a man who told me everything I’ve ever done. Could this be the Messiah?’30They came out of the town and made their way towards him.31Meanwhile his disciples urged him, ‘Rabbi, eat something.’32But he said to them, ‘I have food to eat that you know nothing about.’33Then his disciples said to each other, ‘Could someone have brought him food?’34‘My food,’ said Jesus, ‘is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.35Don’t you have a saying, “It’s still four months until harvest”? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.36Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.37Thus the saying “One sows and another reaps” is true.38I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labour.’
Many Samaritans believe
39Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me everything I’ve ever done.’40So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days.41And because of his words many more became believers.42They said to the woman, ‘We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Saviour of the world.’
Jesus heals an official’s son
43After the two days he left for Galilee.44(Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honour in his own country.)45When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, for they also had been there.46Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay ill at Capernaum.47When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death.48‘Unless you people see signs and wonders,’ Jesus told him, ‘you will never believe.’49The royal official said, ‘Sir, come down before my child dies.’50‘Go,’ Jesus replied, ‘your son will live.’ The man took Jesus at his word and departed.51While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living.52When he enquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, ‘Yesterday, at one in the afternoon, the fever left him.’53Then the father realised that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, ‘Your son will live.’ So he and his whole household believed.54This was the second sign Jesus performed after coming from Judea to Galilee.
Johannes 4
New International Reader’s Version
Jesus talks with a woman from Samaria
1Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard about him. They had heard that he was gaining and baptising more disciples than John.2But in fact Jesus was not baptising. His disciples were.3So Jesus left Judea and went back again to Galilee.4Jesus had to go through Samaria.5He came to a town in Samaria called Sychar. It was near the piece of land Jacob had given his son Joseph.6Jacob’s well was there. Jesus was tired from the journey. So he sat down by the well. It was about noon.7A woman from Samaria came to get some water. Jesus said to her, ‘Will you give me a drink?’8His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.9The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘You are a Jew. I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?’ She said this because Jews don’t have anything to do with Samaritans.10Jesus answered her, ‘You do not know what God’s gift is. And you do not know who is asking you for a drink. If you did, you would have asked him. He would have given you living water.’11‘Sir’, the woman said, ‘you don’t have anything to get water with. The well is deep. Where can you get this living water?12Our father Jacob gave us the well. He drank from it himself. So did his sons and his livestock. Are you more important than he is?’13Jesus answered, ‘Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.14But anyone who drinks the water I give them will never be thirsty. In fact, the water I give them will become a spring of water in them. It will flow up into eternal life.’15The woman said to him, ‘Sir, give me this water. Then I will never be thirsty. And I won’t have to keep coming here to get water.’16He told her, ‘Go. Get your husband and come back.’17‘I have no husband,’ she replied. Jesus said to her, ‘You are right when you say you have no husband.18The fact is, you have had five husbands. And the man you live with now is not your husband. What you have just said is very true.’19‘Sir’, the woman said, ‘I can see that you are a prophet.20Our people have always worshipped on this mountain. But you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.’21Jesus said, ‘Woman, believe me. A time is coming when you will not worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.22You Samaritans worship what you do not know. We worship what we do know. Salvation comes from the Jews.23But a new time is coming. In fact, it is already here. True worshippers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth. They are the kind of worshippers the Father is looking for.24God is spirit. His worshippers must worship him in the Spirit and in truth.’25The woman said, ‘I know that Messiah is coming.’ Messiah means Christ. ‘When he comes, he will explain everything to us.’26Then Jesus said, ‘The one you’re talking about is the one speaking to you. I am he.’
The disciples join Jesus again
27Just then Jesus’ disciples returned. They were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, ‘What do you want from her?’ No one asked, ‘Why are you talking with her?’28The woman left her water jar and went back to the town. She said to the people,29‘Come. See a man who told me everything I’ve ever done. Could this be the Messiah?’30The people came out of the town and made their way towards Jesus.31His disciples were saying to him, ‘Rabbi, eat something!’32But he said to them, ‘I have food to eat that you know nothing about.’33Then his disciples asked each other, ‘Did someone bring him food?’34Jesus said, ‘My food is to do what my Father sent me to do. My food is to finish his work.35Don’t you have a saying? You say, “It’s still four months until harvest time.” But I tell you, open your eyes! Look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest right now.36Even now the one who gathers the crop is getting paid. They are already harvesting the crop for eternal life. So the one who plants and the one who gathers can now be glad together.37Here is a true saying. “One plants and another gathers.”38I sent you to gather what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work. You have gathered the benefits of their work.’
Many Samaritans believe in Jesus
39Many of the Samaritans from the town of Sychar believed in Jesus. They believed because of what the woman had said about him. She said, ‘He told me everything I’ve ever done.’40Then the Samaritans came to him and tried to get him to stay with them. So he stayed two days.41Because of what he said, many more people became believers.42They said to the woman, ‘We no longer believe just because of what you said. We have now heard for ourselves. We know that this man really is the Saviour of the world.’
Jesus heals an official’s son
43After the two days, Jesus left for Galilee.44He himself had pointed out that a prophet is not respected in his own country.45When he arrived in Galilee, the people living there welcomed him. They had seen everything he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast. That was because they had also been there.46Once more, Jesus visited Cana in Galilee. Cana is where he had turned the water into wine. A royal official was there. His son was ill in bed at Capernaum.47The official heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea. So he went to Jesus and begged him to come and heal his son. The boy was close to death.48Jesus told him, ‘You people will never believe unless you see signs and wonders.’49The royal official said, ‘Sir, come down before my child dies.’50‘Go’, Jesus replied. ‘Your son will live.’ The man believed what Jesus said, and so he left.51While he was still on his way home, his slaves met him. They gave him the news that his boy was living.52He asked what time his son got better. They said to him, ‘Yesterday, at one o’clock in the afternoon, the fever left him.’53Then the father realised what had happened. That was the exact time Jesus had said to him, ‘Your son will live.’ So he and his whole family became believers.54This was the second sign that Jesus did after coming from Judea to Galilee.