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¶ De manera que cuando el Señor supo cómo los fariseos habían oído que Jesús hacía discípulos y bautizaba más que Juan,

(aunque Jesús no bautizaba, sino sus discípulos),

dejó a Judea, y se fue otra vez a Galilea.

¶ Y era necesario que pasará por Samaria.

Vino, pues, a una ciudad de Samaria que se llamaba Sicar, junto a la heredad que Jacob dio a José su hijo.

Y estaba allí la fuente de Jacob. Pues Jesús, cansado del camino, así se sentó a la fuente. Era como la hora sexta.

Vino una mujer de Samaria a sacar agua; y Jesús le dice: Dame de beber.

(Porque sus discípulos habían ido a la ciudad a comprar de comer.)

Y la mujer samaritana le dice: ¿Cómo tú, siendo judío, me pides a mí de beber, que soy mujer samaritana? Porque los judíos no se tratan con los samaritanos.

10 Respondió Jesús y le dijo: Si conocieras el don de Dios, y quién es el que te dice: Dame de beber; tú pedirías de él, y él te daría agua viva.

11 La mujer le dice: Señor, no tienes con qué sacarla, y el pozo es hondo; ¿de dónde, pues, tienes el agua viva?

12 ¿Eres tú mayor que nuestro padre Jacob, que nos dio este pozo, del cual él bebió, y sus hijos, y sus ganados?

13 Respondió Jesús y le dijo: Cualquiera que bebiere de esta agua, volverá a tener sed;

14 mas el que bebiere del agua que yo le daré, para siempre no tendrá sed; sino que el agua que yo le daré, será en él una fuente de agua que salte para vida eterna.

15 La mujer le dice: Señor, dame esta agua, para que no tenga sed, ni venga acá a sacarla.

16 Jesús le dice: Ve, llama a tu marido, y ven acá.

17 Respondió la mujer, y le dijo: No tengo marido. Le dice Jesús: Bien has dicho: No tengo marido;

18 porque cinco maridos has tenido; y el que ahora tienes no es tu marido; esto has dicho con verdad.

19 Le dice la mujer: Señor, me parece que tú eres profeta.

20 Nuestros padres adoraron en este monte, y vosotros decís que en Jerusalén es el lugar donde es necesario adorar.

21 Le dice Jesús: Mujer, créeme, que la hora viene, cuando ni en este monte, ni en Jerusalén adoraréis al Padre.

22 Vosotros adoráis lo que no sabéis; nosotros adoramos lo que sabemos; porque la salud viene de los Judíos.

23 Mas la hora viene, y ahora es, cuando los verdaderos adoradores adorarán al Padre en Espíritu y en verdad; porque también el Padre tales adoradores busca que le adoren.

24 Dios es Espíritu; y los que le adoran, en Espíritu y en verdad es necesario que adoren.

25 Le dice la mujer: Sé que el Mesías (el Ungido) ha de venir, el cual se dice el Cristo; cuando él viniere nos declarará todas las cosas.

26 Le dice Jesús: Yo Soy, que hablo contigo.

27 ¶ Y en esto vinieron sus discípulos, y se maravillaron de que hablaba con aquella mujer; mas ninguno dijo: ¿Qué preguntas? O, ¿Qué hablas con ella?

28 Entonces la mujer dejó su cántaro, y fue a la ciudad, y dijo a aquellos hombres:

29 Venid, ved un hombre que me ha dicho todo lo que he hecho; ¿si quizás es éste el Cristo?

30 Entonces salieron de la ciudad, y vinieron a él.

31 Entre tanto los discípulos le rogaban, diciendo: Rabí, come.

32 Y él les dijo: Yo tengo una comida que comer, que vosotros no sabéis.

33 Entonces los discípulos decían el uno al otro: ¿Si le habrá traído alguien de comer?

34 Les dice Jesús: Mi comida es que haga la voluntad del que me envió, y que acabe su obra.

35 ¿No decís vosotros que aún hay cuatro meses y la siega viene? He aquí os digo: Alzad vuestros ojos, y mirad el campo, porque ya está blanco para la siega.

36 Y el que siega, recibe salario, y allega fruto para vida eterna; para que el que siembra también goce, y el que siega.

37 Porque en esto es el dicho verdadero: Que uno es el que siembra, y otro es el que siega.

38 Yo os he enviado a segar lo que vosotros no labrasteis; otros labraron, y vosotros habéis entrado en sus labores.

39 Y muchos de los samaritanos de aquella ciudad creyeron en él por la palabra de la mujer, que daba testimonio, diciendo: Que me dijo todo lo que he hecho.

40 Viniendo pues los samaritanos a él, le rogaron que se quedara allí; y permaneció allí dos días.

41 Y creyeron muchos más por la palabra de él.

42 Y decían a la mujer: Ya no creemos por tu dicho; porque nosotros mismos hemos oído, y sabemos que verdaderamente éste es el Salvador del mundo, el Cristo.

43 ¶ Y dos días después, salió de allí, y se fue a Galilea.

44 Porque el mismo Jesús dio testimonio de que un profeta en su tierra no tiene honra.

45 Y cuando vino a Galilea, los galileos le recibieron, vistas todas las cosas que había hecho en Jerusalén en la Fiesta; porque también ellos habían ido a la Fiesta.

46 Vino pues Jesús otra vez a Caná de Galilea, donde había hecho el vino del agua. Y había en Capernaum uno del rey, cuyo hijo estaba enfermo.

47 Este, cuando oyó que Jesús venía de Judea a Galilea, fue a él, y le rogaba que descendiera, y sanara a su hijo, porque se comenzaba a morir.

48 Entonces Jesús le dijo: Si no viereis señales y milagros no creeréis.

49 El del rey le dijo: Señor, desciende antes que mi niño muera.

50 Le dice Jesús: Ve, tu hijo vive. Y el hombre creyó a la palabra que Jesús le dijo, y se fue.

51 Y cuando ya él descendía, los esclavos le salieron a recibir, y le dieron nuevas, diciendo: Tu hijo vive.

52 Entonces él les preguntó a qué hora comenzó a estar mejor. Y le dijeron: Ayer a la séptima le dejó la fiebre.

53 El padre entonces entendió, que aquella hora era cuando Jesús le dijo: Tu hijo vive; y creyó él y toda su casa.

54 Esta también es la segunda señal que Jesús hizo, cuando vino de Judea a Galilea.

6 Jesus being weary, asketh drink of the woman of Samaria. 21 He teacheth the true worship. 26 He confesseth that he is the Messiah, 32 His meat. 39 The Samaritans believe in him. 46 He healeth the Ruler’s son.

Now [a]when the Lord knew, how the Pharisees had heard, that Jesus made (A)and baptized more disciples than John,

(Though Jesus himself baptized not: but his disciples.)

He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.

And he must needs go through Samaria.

[b]Then came he to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near unto the possession that (B)Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

And there was Jacob’s Well. Jesus then wearied in the journey, sat [c]thus on the Well: it was about the [d]sixth hour.

There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said unto her, Give me drink.

For his disciples were gone away into the city, to buy meat.

Then said 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 [e]meddle not with the Samaritans.

10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest [f]that gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me drink, thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee [g]water of life.

11 The woman said unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the Well is deep: from whence then hast thou that water of life?

12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the Well, and he himself drank thereof, and his sons, and his cattle.

13 Jesus answered, and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water, shall thirst again:

14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never be more athirst: but the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of water, springing up into everlasting life.

15 The woman said unto him, Sir, give me of that water, that I may not thirst, neither come hither to draw.

16 Jesus said unto her, Go, call thine husband, and come hither.

17 The woman answered, and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, thou hast well said, I have no husband.

18 For thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast, is not thine husband: that saidest thou truly.

19 The woman said unto him, Sir, I see that thou art a Prophet.

20 [h]Our fathers worshipped in this [i]mountain, and ye say, that in (C)Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

21 Jesus said unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor at Jerusalem worship the Father.

22 Ye worship that which ye (D)know not: we worship that which we know: for salvation is of the Jews.

23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in [j]Spirit and Truth: for the Father requireth even such to worship him.

24 (E)God is a [k]Spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in Spirit and Truth.

25 The woman said unto him, I know well that Messiah shall come, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.

26 Jesus said unto her, I am he, that speak unto thee.

27 ¶ And upon that, came his disciples, and marveled that he talked with a woman: yet no man said unto him, What askest thou? or why talkest thou with her.

28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and said to the men,

29 Come, see a man which hath told me all things that ever I did: is not he that Christ?

30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.

31 ¶ In the meanwhile, the disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

32 [l]But he said unto them, I have meat to eat, that ye know not of.

33 Then said the disciples between themselves, Hath any man brought him meat?

34 Jesus said unto them, My meat is that I may do the will of him that sent me, and finish his work.

35 [m]Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the regions: (F)for they are white already unto harvest.

36 [n]And he that reapeth, receiveth reward, and gathered fruit unto life eternal, that both he that soweth, and he that reapeth might rejoice together.

37 For herein is the [o]saying true, that one soweth and another reapeth.

38 I sent you to reap that, whereon ye bestowed no labor: other men labored, and ye are entered into their labors.

39 [p]Now many of the Samaritans of that city believed in him, for the saying of the woman which testified, He hath told me all things that ever I did.

40 Then when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him, that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.

41 And many more believed because of his own word.

42 And they said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed that Christ the Savior of the world.

43 [q]So two days after he departed thence, and went into [r]Galilee.

44 For Jesus himself had (G)testified, that a Prophet hath none honor in his own country.

45 Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, which had seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they went also to the feast.

46 [s]And Jesus came again into (H)Cana a town of Galilee, where he had made of water wine. And there was a certain [t]ruler, whose son was sick at Capernaum.

47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would go down, and heal his son: for he was even ready to die.

48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

49 The ruler said unto him, Sir, go down before my son dies.

50 Jesus said unto him, Go thy way, thy son liveth: and the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and went his way.

51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, saying, Thy son liveth.

52 Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday the seventh hour the fever left him.

53 Then the father knew that it was the same hour in the which Jesus had said unto him, Thy son liveth. And he believed, and all his household.

54 This second miracle did Jesus again, after he was come out of Judea into Galilee.

Footnotes

  1. John 4:1 This measure is to be kept in doing of our duty, that neither by fear we be terrified from going forward, neither by rashness procure or pluck dangers upon our heads.
  2. John 4:5 Christ leaving the proud Pharisees, communicateth the treasures of everlasting life with a poor sinful woman, and stranger, refelling the gross errors of the Samaritans, and defending the true service of God, which was delivered to the Jews, but yet so, that he calleth both of them back to himself as one whom only all the fathers, and also all the ceremonies of the Law did regard, and had a respect unto.
  3. John 4:6 Even as he was weary, or because he was weary.
  4. John 4:6 It was almost noon.
  5. John 4:9 There is no familiarity nor friendship, between the Jews and the Samaritans.
  6. John 4:10 By this word (That) we are given to understand, that Christ speaketh of some excellent gift, that is to say, even of himself, whom his Father offered to this woman.
  7. John 4:10 This everlasting water, that is to say, the exceeding love of God, is called living, or of life, to make a difference between it, and the water that should be drawn out of a well: and these metaphors are very much used of the Jews, Jer. 2:13; Joel 3:18; Zech. 13:11.
  8. John 4:20 All the religion of superstitious people, standeth for the most part, upon two pillars, but very weak, that is to say upon the examples of the fathers perverted, and a foolish opinion of outward things: against which errors we have to set the word and nature of God.
  9. John 4:20 The name of this mountain is Gerizim, whereupon Sanabaletta the Cushite built a Temple by Alexander of Macedonia’s leave, after the victory of Issica, and made there Manasses his son-in-law high priest, Josephus, book 11.
  10. John 4:23 This word (Spirit) is to be taken here, as it is set against that commandment, which is called carnal, Heb. 7:16, as the commandment is considered in itself: and so he speaketh of (Truth) not as we set it against a lie, but as we take it in respect of the outward ceremonies of the Law: which did only shadow that which Christ performed indeed.
  11. John 4:24 By the word (Spirit) he meaneth the nature of the Godhead, and not the third person in the Trinity.
  12. John 4:32 We may have care of our bodies, but yet so, that we prefer willingly and freely the occasion which is offered us to enlarge the kingdom of God, before all necessities of this life whatsoever.
  13. John 4:35 When the spiritual corn is ripe, we must not linger: for so the children of this world would condemn us.
  14. John 4:36 The doctrine of the Prophets was as it were a sowing time: and the doctrine of the Gospel, as the harvest, and there is an excellent agreement between them both, and the ministers of them both.
  15. John 4:37 That proverb.
  16. John 4:39 The Samaritans do most joyfully embrace that which the Jews most stubbornly rejected.
  17. John 4:43 The despisers of Christ deprive themselves of his benefit: yet Christ prepareth a place for himself.
  18. John 4:43 Into the towns and villages of Galilee: for he would not make abode in his country of Nazareth, because they despised him, and where (as the other Evangelists write) the efficacy of his benefits was hindered through their marvelous stiffneckedness.
  19. John 4:46 Although Christ be absent in body, yet he worketh mightily in the believers by his word.
  20. John 4:46 Some of Herod’s courtiers, for though Herod was not a king, but a Tetrarch, yet the lofty name only except, he was a king, or at least the people called him a king.

Jesus Goes to Galilee

So then, when (A)the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that [a]He was making and (B)baptizing more disciples than John (although (C)Jesus Himself was not baptizing; rather, His (D)disciples were), He left (E)Judea and went away (F)again to Galilee. And He had to pass through (G)Samaria. 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; 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

A woman of Samaria *came to draw water. Jesus *said to her, “Give Me a drink.” For His (K)disciples had gone away to (L)the city to buy food. 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.

Footnotes

  1. John 4:1 Lit Jesus
  2. John 4:6 I.e., noon
  3. John 4:11 Or Lord
  4. John 4:15 Or Lord
  5. John 4:19 Or Lord
  6. John 4:21 Lit an hour
  7. John 4:23 Lit an hour
  8. John 4:23 Lit now is, when
  9. John 4:23 Lit the ones worshiping Him
  10. John 4:24 Or Spirit
  11. John 4:29 I.e., Messiah
  12. John 4:38 I.e., enjoyed the fruit of their labor
  13. John 4:40 Lit Him
  14. John 4:48 I.e., confirming miracles
  15. John 4:49 Or Lord
  16. John 4:50 I.e., is well
  17. John 4:51 Or boy
  18. John 4:51 I.e., well
  19. John 4:52 I.e., 1 p.m.
  20. John 4:54 I.e., confirming miracle