Jesus Goes to Galilee

4 So then, when ^(A)the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that ^[a]He was making and ^(B)baptizing more disciples than John ² (although ^(C)Jesus Himself was not baptizing; rather, His ^(D)disciples were), ³ He left ^(E)Judea and went away ^(F)again to Galilee. ⁴ And He had to pass through ^(G)Samaria. ⁵ So He *came to a city of ^(H)Samaria called Sychar, near ^(I)the parcel of land that ^(J)Jacob gave to his son Joseph; ⁶ and Jacob’s well was there. So Jesus, tired from His journey, was just sitting by the well. It was about ^[b]the sixth hour.

The Woman of Samaria

⁷ A woman of Samaria *came to draw water. Jesus *said to her, “Give Me a drink.” ⁸ For His ^(K)disciples had gone away to ^(L)the city to buy food. ⁹ So the ^(M)Samaritan woman *said to Him, “How is it that You, though You are a Jew, are asking me for a drink, though I am a Samaritan woman?” (For ^(N)Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) ¹⁰ Jesus replied to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you ^(O)living water.” ¹¹ She *said to Him, “^[c]Sir, You have no bucket and the well is deep; where then do You get this ^(P)living water? ¹² You are not greater than our father Jacob, are You, who ^(Q)gave us the well and drank of it himself, and his sons and his cattle?” ¹³ Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again; ¹⁴ but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him ^(R)shall never be thirsty; but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to ^(S)eternal life.”

¹⁵ The woman *said to Him, “^[d]Sir, ^(T)give me this water so that I will not be thirsty, nor come all the way here to draw water.” ¹⁶ He *said to her, “Go, call your husband and come here.” ¹⁷ The woman answered and said to Him, “I have no husband.” Jesus *said to her, “You have correctly said, ‘I have no husband’; ¹⁸ for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this which you have said is true.” ¹⁹ The woman *said to Him, “^[e]Sir, I perceive that You are ^(U)a prophet. ^20 (V)Our fathers worshiped on ^(W)this mountain, and yet you Jews say that ^(X)in Jerusalem is the place where one must worship.” ²¹ Jesus *said to her, “Believe Me, woman, that ^[f](Y)a time is coming when you will worship the Father ^(Z)neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. ^22 (AA)You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, because ^(AB)salvation is from the Jews. ²³ But ^[g](AC)a time is coming, and ^[h]even now has arrived, when the true worshipers will worship the Father ^(AD)in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be ^[i]His worshipers. ²⁴ God is ^[j]spirit, and those who worship Him must worship ^(AE)in spirit and truth.” ²⁵ The woman *said to Him, “I know that ^(AF)Messiah is coming (^(AG)He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.” ²⁶ Jesus *said to her, “^(AH)I am He, the One speaking to you.”

²⁷ And at this point His ^(AI)disciples came, and they were amazed that He had been speaking with a woman, yet no one said, “What are You seeking?” or, “Why are You speaking with her?” ²⁸ So the woman left her waterpot and went into the city, and *said to the people, ²⁹ “Come, see a man ^(AJ)who told me all the things that I have done; ^(AK)this is not the ^[k]Christ, is He?” ³⁰ They left the city and were coming to Him.

³¹ Meanwhile the disciples were urging Him, saying, “^(AL)Rabbi, eat something.” ³² But He said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” ³³ So the ^(AM)disciples were saying to one another, “No one brought Him anything to eat, did he?” ³⁴ Jesus *said to them, “My food is to ^(AN)do the will of Him who sent Me, and to ^(AO)accomplish His work. ³⁵ Do you not say, ‘There are still four months, and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I tell you, raise your eyes and observe the fields, that they are white ^(AP)for harvest. ³⁶ Already the one who reaps is receiving ^(AQ)wages and is gathering ^(AR)fruit for ^(AS)eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps may rejoice together. ³⁷ For in this case the saying is true: ‘^(AT)One sows and another reaps.’ ³⁸ I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have ^[l]come into their labor.”

The Samaritans

³⁹ Now from ^(AU)that city many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “^(AV)He told me all the things that I have done.” ⁴⁰ So when the Samaritans came to ^[m]Jesus, they were asking Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days. ⁴¹ Many more believed because of His word; ⁴² and they were saying to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One truly is ^(AW)the Savior of the world.”

⁴³ And after ^(AX)the two days, He departed from there for Galilee. ⁴⁴ For Jesus Himself testified that ^(AY)a prophet has no honor in his own country. ⁴⁵ So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, only because ^(AZ)they had seen all the things that He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves also went to the feast.

Healing an Official’s Son

⁴⁶ Therefore He came again to ^(BA)Cana of Galilee, ^(BB)where He had made the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son was sick at ^(BC)Capernaum. ⁴⁷ When he heard that Jesus had come ^(BD)from Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and began asking Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. ⁴⁸ Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see ^[n](BE)signs and ^(BF)wonders, you simply will not believe.” ⁴⁹ The royal official *said to Him, “^[o]Sir, come down before my child dies.” ⁵⁰ Jesus *said to him, “^(BG)Go; your son ^[p]is alive.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went home. ⁵¹ And as he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his ^[q]son was ^[r]alive. ⁵² So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. Then they said to him, “Yesterday at the ^[s]seventh hour the fever left him.” ⁵³ So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son is alive”; and he himself believed, and ^(BH)his entire household. ⁵⁴ This is again a ^(BI)second ^[t]sign that Jesus performed when He had ^(BJ)come from Judea into Galilee.

The Adulterous Woman

8 But Jesus went to ^(A)the Mount of Olives. ² And early in the morning He came again into the temple area, and all the people were coming to Him; and ^(B)He sat down and began teaching them. ³ Now the scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in the act of adultery, and after placing her in the center of the courtyard, ⁴ they *said to Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the very act of committing adultery. ⁵ Now in the Law, ^(C)Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?” ⁶ Now they were saying this to ^(D)test Him, ^(E)so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. ⁷ When they persisted in asking Him, ^(F)He straightened up and said to them, “^(G)He who is without sin among you, let him be the ^(H)first to throw a stone at her.” ⁸ And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. ⁹ Now when they heard this, they began leaving, one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman where she was, in the center of the courtyard. ¹⁰ And ^(I)straightening up, Jesus said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?” ¹¹ She said, “No one, ^[a]Lord.” And Jesus said, “^(J)I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on do not ^(K)sin any longer.”]]

Jesus Is the Light of the World

¹² Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “^(L)I am the Light of the world; ^(M)the one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” ¹³ So the Pharisees said to Him, “^(N)You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not ^[b]true.” ¹⁴ Jesus answered and said to them, “^(O)Even if I am testifying about Myself, My testimony is ^[c]true, because I know ^(P)where I came from and where I am going; but ^(Q)you do not know where I come from or where I am going. ^15 (R)You judge ^[d]according to the flesh; ^(S)I am not judging anyone. ¹⁶ But even ^(T)if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me. ¹⁷ Even in ^(U)your Law it has been written that the testimony of ^(V)two people is ^[e]true. ¹⁸ I am He who testifies about Myself, and ^(W)the Father who sent Me testifies about Me.” ¹⁹ So they were saying to Him, “Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father; ^(X)if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.” ²⁰ These words He spoke ^[f]in ^(Y)the treasury, as ^(Z)He taught in the temple area; and no one arrested Him, because ^(AA)His hour had not yet come.

²¹ Then He said again to them, “I am going away, and ^(AB)you will look for Me, and ^(AC)will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.” ²² So ^(AD)the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘^(AE)Where I am going, you cannot come’?” ²³ And He was saying to them, “^(AF)You are from below, I am from above; ^(AG)you are of this world, ^(AH)I am not of this world. ²⁴ Therefore I said to you that you ^(AI)will die in your sins; for unless you believe that ^[g](AJ)I am, ^(AK)you will die in your sins.” ²⁵ Then they were saying to Him, “Who are You?” Jesus said to them, “^[h]What have I even been saying to you from the beginning? ²⁶ I have many things to say and to judge regarding you, but ^(AL)He who sent Me is true; and ^(AM)the things which I heard from Him, these I say to the world.” ²⁷ They did not realize that He was speaking to them about the Father. ²⁸ So Jesus said, “When you ^(AN)lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that ^[i](AO)I am, and ^(AP)I do nothing ^[j]on My own, but I say these things as the Father instructed Me. ²⁹ And He who sent Me is with Me; ^(AQ)He ^[k]has not left Me alone, for ^(AR)I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.” ³⁰ As He said these things, ^(AS)many came to believe in Him.

The Truth Will Set You Free

³¹ So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “^(AT)If you continue in My word, then you are truly My ^(AU)disciples; ³² and ^(AV)you will know the truth, and ^(AW)the truth will set you free.” ³³ They answered Him, “^(AX)We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?”

³⁴ Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly I say to you, ^(AY)everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. ³⁵ Now ^(AZ)the slave does not remain in the house forever; ^(BA)the son does remain forever. ³⁶ So if the Son ^(BB)sets you free, you really will be free. ³⁷ I know that you are ^(BC)Abraham’s descendants; yet ^(BD)you are seeking to kill Me, because My word ^[l]has no place in you. ³⁸ I speak of the things which I have seen ^[m]with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from ^(BE)your father.”

³⁹ They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is ^(BF)our father.” Jesus *said to them, “^(BG)If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham. ⁴⁰ But as it is, ^(BH)you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has ^(BI)told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do. ⁴¹ You are doing the deeds of ^(BJ)your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born as a result of sexual immorality; ^(BK)we have one Father: God.” ⁴² Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, ^(BL)you would love Me, ^(BM)for I came forth from God and am here; for I have ^(BN)not even come ^[n]on My own, but ^[o](BO)He sent Me. ⁴³ Why do you not understand ^[p](BP)what I am saying? It is because you cannot ^(BQ)listen to My word. ^44 (BR)You are of ^(BS)your father the devil, and ^(BT)you want to do the desires of your father. ^(BU)He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because ^(BV)there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells ^[q]a lie, he ^(BW)speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of ^[r]lies. ⁴⁵ But because ^(BX)I say the truth, you do not believe Me. ⁴⁶ Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If ^(BY)I speak truth, why do you not believe Me? ^47 (BZ)The one who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.”

^48 (CA)The Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not rightly say that You are a ^(CB)Samaritan, and You ^(CC)have a demon?” ⁴⁹ Jesus answered, “I do not ^(CD)have a demon; on the contrary, I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me. ⁵⁰ But ^(CE)I am not seeking My glory; there is One who seeks it, and judges. ⁵¹ Truly, truly I say to you, if anyone ^(CF)follows My word, he will never ^(CG)see death.” ^52 (CH)The Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You ^(CI)have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets as well; and yet You say, ‘If anyone ^(CJ)follows My word, he will never ^(CK)taste of death.’ ⁵³ You ^(CL)are not greater than our father Abraham, who died, are You? The prophets died too. Whom do You make Yourself out to be?” ⁵⁴ Jesus answered, “^(CM)If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; ^(CN)it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’; ⁵⁵ and ^(CO)you have not come to know Him, ^(CP)but I know Him. And if I say that I do not know Him, I will be ^(CQ)a liar like you; ^(CR)but I do know Him, and I ^(CS)follow His word. ^56 (CT)Your father Abraham was ^(CU)overjoyed that he would see My day, and he saw it and rejoiced.” ^57 (CV)So the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?” ⁵⁸ Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham ^[s]was born, ^[t](CW)I am.” ⁵⁹ Therefore they ^(CX)picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus ^(CY)hid Himself and left the temple grounds.

Grieving over Jerusalem

³⁷ “^(A)Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who ^(B)kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, ^(C)the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.

^34 (A)Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, ^(B)just as a hen gathers her ^[a]young under her wings, and you were unwilling!