4:1 Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard, 'Jesus is baptizing and making more disciples than John'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 1 , Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard, 'Jesus is baptizing and making more disciples than John'
4:2 (though Jesus himself didn't baptize them--his disciples did).
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 2 , (though Jesus himself didn't baptize them--his disciples did).
4:3 So he left Judea to return to Galilee.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 3 , So he left Judea to return to Galilee.
4:4 He had to go through Samaria on the way.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 4 , He had to go through Samaria on the way.
4:5 Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 5 , Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
4:6 Jacob's well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 6 , Jacob's well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime.
4:7 Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, 'Please give me a drink.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 7 , Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, 'Please give me a drink.'
4:8 He was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 8 , He was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food.
4:9 The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, 'You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 9 , The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, 'You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?'
4:10 Jesus replied, 'If you only knew the gift God has for you and who I am, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 10 , Jesus replied, 'If you only knew the gift God has for you and who I am, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.'
4:11 'But sir, you don't have a rope or a bucket,' she said, 'and this is a very deep well. Where would you get this living water?
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 11 , 'But sir, you don't have a rope or a bucket,' she said, 'and this is a very deep well. Where would you get this living water?
4:12 And besides, are you greater than our ancestor Jacob who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his cattle enjoyed?'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 12 , And besides, are you greater than our ancestor Jacob who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his cattle enjoyed?'
4:13 Jesus replied, 'People soon become thirsty again after drinking this water.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 13 , Jesus replied, 'People soon become thirsty again after drinking this water.
4:14 But the water I give them takes away thirst altogether. It becomes a perpetual spring within them, giving them eternal life.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 14 , But the water I give them takes away thirst altogether. It becomes a perpetual spring within them, giving them eternal life.'
4:15 'Please, sir,' the woman said, 'give me some of that water! Then I'll never be thirsty again, and I won't have to come here to haul water.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 15 , 'Please, sir,' the woman said, 'give me some of that water! Then I'll never be thirsty again, and I won't have to come here to haul water.'
4:16 'Go and get your husband,' Jesus told her.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 16 , 'Go and get your husband,' Jesus told her.
4:17 'I don't have a husband,' the woman replied. Jesus said, 'You're right! You don't have a husband--
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 17 , 'I don't have a husband,' the woman replied. Jesus said, 'You're right! You don't have a husband--
4:18 for you have had five husbands, and you aren't even married to the man you're living with now.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 18 , for you have had five husbands, and you aren't even married to the man you're living with now.'
4:19 'Sir,' the woman said, 'you must be a prophet.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 19 , 'Sir,' the woman said, 'you must be a prophet.
4:20 So tell me, why is it that you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only place of worship, while we Samaritans claim it is here at Mount Gerizim, where our ancestors worshiped?'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 20 , So tell me, why is it that you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only place of worship, while we Samaritans claim it is here at Mount Gerizim, where our ancestors worshiped?'
4:21 Jesus replied, 'Believe me, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father here or in Jerusalem.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 21 , Jesus replied, 'Believe me, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father here or in Jerusalem.
4:22 You Samaritans know so little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 22 , You Samaritans know so little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews.
4:23 But the time is coming and is already here when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for anyone who will worship him that way.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 23 , But the time is coming and is already here when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for anyone who will worship him that way.
4:24 For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 24 , For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.'
4:25 The woman said, 'I know the Messiah will come--the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 25 , The woman said, 'I know the Messiah will come--the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.'
4:26 Then Jesus told her, 'I am the Messiah!'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 26 , Then Jesus told her, 'I am the Messiah!'
4:27 Just then his disciples arrived. They were astonished to find him talking to a woman, but none of them asked him why he was doing it or what they had been discussing.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 27 , Just then his disciples arrived. They were astonished to find him talking to a woman, but none of them asked him why he was doing it or what they had been discussing.
4:28 The woman left her water jar beside the well and went back to the village and told everyone,
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 28 , The woman left her water jar beside the well and went back to the village and told everyone,
4:29 'Come and meet a man who told me everything I ever did! Can this be the Messiah?'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 29 , 'Come and meet a man who told me everything I ever did! Can this be the Messiah?'
4:30 So the people came streaming from the village to see him.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 30 , So the people came streaming from the village to see him.
4:31 Meanwhile, the disciples were urging Jesus to eat.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 31 , Meanwhile, the disciples were urging Jesus to eat.
4:32 'No,' he said, 'I have food you don't know about.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 32 , 'No,' he said, 'I have food you don't know about.'
4:33 'Who brought it to him?' the disciples asked each other.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 33 , 'Who brought it to him?' the disciples asked each other.
4:34 Then Jesus explained: 'My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 34 , Then Jesus explained: 'My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.
4:35 Do you think the work of harvesting will not begin until the summer ends four months from now? Look around you! Vast fields are ripening all around us and are ready now for the harvest.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 35 , Do you think the work of harvesting will not begin until the summer ends four months from now? Look around you! Vast fields are ripening all around us and are ready now for the harvest.
4:36 The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike!
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 36 , The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike!
4:37 You know the saying, `One person plants and someone else harvests.' And it's true.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 37 , You know the saying, `One person plants and someone else harvests.' And it's true.
4:38 I sent you to harvest where you didn't plant; others had already done the work, and you will gather the harvest.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 38 , I sent you to harvest where you didn't plant; others had already done the work, and you will gather the harvest.'
4:39 Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, 'He told me everything I ever did!'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 39 , Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, 'He told me everything I ever did!'
4:40 When they came out to see him, they begged him to stay at their village. So he stayed for two days,
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 40 , When they came out to see him, they begged him to stay at their village. So he stayed for two days,
4:41 long enough for many of them to hear his message and believe.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 41 , long enough for many of them to hear his message and believe.
4:42 Then they said to the woman, 'Now we believe because we have heard him ourselves, not just because of what you told us. He is indeed the Savior of the world.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 42 , Then they said to the woman, 'Now we believe because we have heard him ourselves, not just because of what you told us. He is indeed the Savior of the world.'
4:43 At the end of the two days' stay, Jesus went on into Galilee.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 43 , At the end of the two days' stay, Jesus went on into Galilee.
4:44 He had previously said, 'A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own country.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 44 , He had previously said, 'A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own country.'
4:45 The Galileans welcomed him, for they had been in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration and had seen all his miraculous signs.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 45 , The Galileans welcomed him, for they had been in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration and had seen all his miraculous signs.
4:46 In the course of his journey through Galilee, he arrived at the town of Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a government official in the city of Capernaum whose son was very sick.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 46 , In the course of his journey through Galilee, he arrived at the town of Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a government official in the city of Capernaum whose son was very sick.
4:47 When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea and was traveling in Galilee, he went over to Cana. He found Jesus and begged him to come to Capernaum with him to heal his son, who was about to die.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 47 , When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea and was traveling in Galilee, he went over to Cana. He found Jesus and begged him to come to Capernaum with him to heal his son, who was about to die.
4:48 Jesus asked, 'Must I do miraculous signs and wonders before you people will believe in me?'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 48 , Jesus asked, 'Must I do miraculous signs and wonders before you people will believe in me?'
4:49 The official pleaded, 'Lord, please come now before my little boy dies.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 49 , The official pleaded, 'Lord, please come now before my little boy dies.'
4:50 Then Jesus told him, 'Go back home. Your son will live!' And the man believed Jesus' word and started home.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 50 , Then Jesus told him, 'Go back home. Your son will live!' And the man believed Jesus' word and started home.
4:51 While he was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 51 , While he was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well.
4:52 He asked them when the boy had begun to feel better, and they replied, 'Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock his fever suddenly disappeared!'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 52 , He asked them when the boy had begun to feel better, and they replied, 'Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock his fever suddenly disappeared!'
4:53 Then the father realized it was the same time that Jesus had told him, 'Your son will live.' And the officer and his entire household believed in Jesus.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 53 , Then the father realized it was the same time that Jesus had told him, 'Your son will live.' And the officer and his entire household believed in Jesus.
4:54 This was Jesus' second miraculous sign in Galilee after coming from Judea.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 4 , Verse 54 , This was Jesus' second miraculous sign in Galilee after coming from Judea.
