1 Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was winning and baptizing more followers than John was. 2 But Jesus' disciples were really the ones doing the baptizing, and not Jesus himself.
Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
3 Jesus left Judea and started for Galilee again. 4 This time he had to go through Samaria, 5 and on his way he came to the town of Sychar. It was near the field that Jacob had long ago given to his son Joseph. 6-8 The well that Jacob had dug was still there, and Jesus sat down beside it because he was tired from traveling. It was noon, and after Jesus' disciples had gone into town to buy some food, a Samaritan woman came to draw water from the well.
Jesus asked her, “Would you please give me a drink of water?”
9 “You are a Jew,” she replied, “and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink of water when Jews and Samaritans won't have anything to do with each other?”
10 Jesus answered, “You don't know what God wants to give you, and you don't know who is asking you for a drink. If you did, you would ask me for the water that gives life.”
11 “Sir,” the woman said, “you don't even have a bucket, and the well is deep. Where are you going to get this life-giving water? 12 Our ancestor Jacob dug this well for us, and his family and animals got water from it. Are you greater than Jacob?”
13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty again. 14 But no one who drinks the water I give will ever be thirsty again. The water I give will become in that person a flowing fountain that gives eternal life.”
15 The woman replied, “Sir, please give me a drink of that water! Then I won't get thirsty and have to come to this well again.”
16 Jesus told her, “Go and bring your husband.”
17-18 The woman answered, “I don't have a husband.”
“That's right,” Jesus replied, “you're telling the truth. You don't have a husband. You have already been married five times, and the man you are now living with isn't your husband.”
19 The woman said, “Sir, I can see that you are a prophet. 20 My ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say Jerusalem is the only place to worship.”
21 Jesus said to her:
Believe me, the time is coming when you won't worship the Father either on this mountain or in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans don't really know the one you worship. But we Jews do know the God we worship, and by using us, God will save the world. 23 But a time is coming, and it is already here! Even now the true worshipers are being led by the Spirit to worship the Father according to the truth. These are the ones the Father is seeking to worship him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship God must be led by the Spirit to worship him according to the truth.
25 The woman said, “I know that the Messiah will come. He is the one we call Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”
26 “I am that one,” Jesus told her, “and I am speaking to you now.”
27 The disciples returned about this time and were surprised to find Jesus talking with a woman. But none of them asked him what he wanted or why he was talking with her.
28 The woman left her water jar and ran back into town, where she said to the people, 29 “Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! Could he be the Messiah?” 30 Everyone in town went out to see Jesus.
31 While this was happening, Jesus' disciples were saying to him, “Teacher, please eat something.”
32 But Jesus told them, “I have food you don't know anything about.”
33 His disciples started asking each other, “Has someone brought him something to eat?”
34 Jesus said:
My food is to do what God wants! He is the one who sent me, and I must finish the work that he gave me to do. 35 You may say there are still four months until harvest time. But I tell you to look, and you will see that the fields are ripe and ready to harvest.
36 Even now the harvest workers are receiving their reward by gathering a harvest that brings eternal life. Then everyone who planted the seed and everyone who harvests the crop will celebrate together. 37 So the saying proves true, “Some plant the seed, and others harvest the crop.” 38 I am sending you to harvest crops in fields where others have done all the hard work.
39 A lot of Samaritans in that town put their faith in Jesus because the woman had said, “This man told me everything I have ever done.” 40 They came and asked him to stay in their town, and he stayed on for two days.
41 Many more Samaritans put their faith in Jesus because of what they heard him say. 42 They told the woman, “We no longer have faith in Jesus just because of what you told us. We have heard him ourselves, and we are certain that he is the Savior of the world!”
Jesus Heals an Official's Son
(Matthew 8.5-13Luke 7.1-10)43-44 Jesus had said, “Prophets are honored everywhere, except in their own country.” Then two days later he left 45 and went to Galilee. The people there welcomed him, because they had gone to the festival in Jerusalem and had seen everything he had done.
46 While Jesus was in Galilee, he returned to the village of Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was an official in Capernaum whose son was sick. 47 And when the man heard that Jesus had come from Judea, he went and begged him to keep his son from dying.
48 Jesus told the official, “You won't have faith unless you see miracles and wonders!”
49 The man replied, “Lord, please come before my son dies!”
50 Jesus then said, “Your son will live. Go on home to him.” The man believed Jesus and started back home.
51 Some of the official's servants met him along the road and told him, “Your son is better!” 52 He asked them when the boy got better, and they answered, “The fever left him yesterday at one o'clock.”
53 The boy's father realized that at one o'clock the day before, Jesus had told him, “Your son will live!” So the man and everyone in his family put their faith in Jesus.
54 This was the second miracle that Jesus worked after he left Judea and went to Galilee.
Jēzus un samariete
1 Jēzus uzzināja, ka farizeji bija dzirdējuši, ka viņš darot par mācekļiem un kristījot daudz vairāk ļaužu nekā Jānis, – 2 lai gan Jēzus pats nekristīja, bet viņa mācekļi, – 3 viņš atstāja Jūdeju un atkal devās uz Galileju. 4 Viņam vajadzēja iet caur Samariju. 5 Viņš nonāk Samarijas pilsētā, vārdā Zihara, tuvu pie tīruma, ko Jēkabs bija devis savam dēlam Jāzepam. 6 Tur bija Jēkaba aka. Bija ap sesto stundu, kad Jēzus, no ceļa noguris, apsēdās turpat pie akas. 7 Tad nāca kāda samariete smelt ūdeni. Jēzus viņai sacīja: “Dod man dzert!” 8 Viņa mācekļi bija nogājuši pilsētā iepirkt pārtiku. 9 Samariete viņam jautāja: “Kā tu, jūds būdams, lūdz dzert man, samarietei?” – jo jūdi ar samariešiem nesagājās. 10 Jēzus atbildēja un viņai sacīja: “Ja tu zinātu Dieva dāvanu un kas ir tas, kas tev saka: dod man dzert, – tad tu būtu lūgusi viņu un viņš tev būtu devis dzīvu ūdeni.” 11 Sieviete viņam sacīja: “Kungs, tev nav smeļamā trauka, un aka ir dziļa; no kurienes tad tev ir dzīvais ūdens? 12 Vai tu esi lielāks par mūsu tēvu Jēkabu, kas devis mums šo aku un dzēris no tās pats un viņa dēli un viņa ganāmpulki?” 13 Jēzus viņai atbildēja: “Ikvienam, kurš dzer no šī ūdens, atkal slāps. 14 Bet, kurš dzers no ūdens, ko es tam došu, tam neslāps nemūžam; ūdens, ko es tam došu, kļūs viņā par ūdens avotu, kas verd mūžīgai dzīvībai.” 15 Sieviete viņam sacīja: “Kungs, dod man šo ūdeni, lai man vairs neslāptu un man vairs nebūtu jānāk šurp smelt.” 16 Viņš tai sacīja: “Ej, pasauc savu vīru un nāc šurp!” 17 Sieviete atbildēja: “Man nav vīra.” Jēzus viņai sacīja: “Tu pareizi saki: man nav vīra, – 18 jo pieci vīri tev ir bijuši, un tas, kas tev tagad ir, arī nav tavs vīrs. To tu esi patiesi teikusi.” 19 Sieviete viņam sacīja: “Kungs, es redzu, ka tu esi pravietis. 20 Mūsu tēvi ir pielūguši Dievu šajā kalnā, bet jūs sakāt, ka tā vieta, kur jāpielūdz, ir Jeruzālemē.” 21 Jēzus viņai sacīja: “Tici man, sieva: nāk stunda, kad jūs nepielūgsiet Tēvu nedz šajā kalnā, nedz Jeruzālemē. 22 Jūs pielūdzat to, ko jūs nezināt, mēs pielūdzam, ko mēs zinām, jo pestīšana ir no jūdiem. 23 Bet nāk stunda, un tā ir jau tagad, kad patiesie dievlūdzēji pielūgs Tēvu Garā un patiesībā. Jo Tēvs meklē tādus, kas viņu tā pielūdz. 24 Dievs ir Gars, un, kas viņu pielūdz, tiem to būs pielūgt Garā un patiesībā.” 25 Sieviete viņam sacīja: “Es zinu, ka nāk Mesija, saukts Kristus, kad viņš atnāks, viņš to visu mums pasludinās.” 26 Jēzus viņai sacīja: “Tas esmu es, kas ar tevi runā!” 27 Un tajā pašā brīdī nāca viņa mācekļi, un tie brīnījās, ka viņš runā ar sievieti, tomēr neviens neteica: ko tu meklē? – vai: ko tu runā ar viņu? 28 Tad sieviete atstāja savu ūdens trauku, nogāja pilsētā un sacīja ļaudīm: 29 “Nāciet, skatiet cilvēku, kas man ir sacījis visu, ko es esmu darījusi! Vai tikai tas nav Kristus?” 30 Tad tie izgāja no pilsētas un nāca pie viņa. 31 Pa to starpu mācekļi lūdza viņu, sacīdami: “Rabi, ēd!” 32 Bet viņš tiem teica: “Man ir ēdiens, ko ēst, kuru jūs nezināt.” 33 Tad mācekļi cits citam sacīja: “Nebūs taču kāds viņam atnesis ēst?” 34 Jēzus tiem sacīja: “Mans ēdiens ir darīt tā gribu, kas mani ir sūtījis, un piepildīt viņa darbu. 35 Vai jūs nesakāt: vēl četri mēneši, un nāk pļaujamais laiks? – Redziet, es jums saku: paceliet savas acis un skatiet druvas, kas jau ir baltas pļaujai. 36 Jau pļāvējs saņem algu un vāc augļus mūžīgai dzīvībai, lai kopā priecātos abi, sējējs un pļāvējs. 37 Jo te patiess ir teiciens, ka cits ir, kas sēj, un cits ir, kas pļauj. 38 Es jūs sūtīju pļaut, kur jūs neesat pūlējušies. Citi ir strādājuši, bet jūs esat ienākuši viņu darbā.” 39 Bet daudzi samarieši no šīs pilsētas sāka viņam ticēt tās sievietes vārdu dēļ, kura liecināja: viņš man ir pateicis visu, ko es esmu darījusi. 40 Kad nu samarieši nāca, lūgdami viņu palikt pie tiem, tad viņš palika tur divas dienas. 41 Un daudz vairāk ļaužu kļuva ticīgi viņa vārdu dēļ, 42 bet sievietei tie sacīja: “Mēs ticam vairs ne tavas runāšanas dēļ, jo paši esam dzirdējuši un zinām, ka patiešām viņš ir pasaules Pestītājs!”
Galminieka dēla dziedināšana
(Mt 8:5–13Lk 7:1–10)43 Un pēc tām divām dienām viņš izgāja no turienes uz Galileju. 44 Jo Jēzus pats gan bija apliecinājis, ka pravietis savā tēvu zemē nav cieņā. 45 Kad nu viņš atnāca uz Galileju, tad galilejieši viņu uzņēma, jo tie bija redzējuši visu, ko viņš svētkos Jeruzālemē bija darījis, jo arī viņi bija bijuši svētkos. 46 Tad Jēzus atkal nāca Galilejas Kānā, kur viņš ūdeni bija pārvērtis vīnā. Un bija kāds ķēniņa galminieks, kuram Kapernaumā bija slims dēls. 47 Izdzirdis, ka Jēzus ir atnācis no Jūdejas uz Galileju, tas nāca pie viņa un lūdza, lai viņš noietu un dziedinātu viņa dēlu, kas bija pie miršanas. 48 Tad Jēzus viņam sacīja: “Ja jūs zīmes un brīnumus neredzat, jūs neticat.” 49 Ķēniņa galminieks viņam sacīja: “Kungs, nāc, pirms mans dēls mirst!” 50 Jēzus tam sacīja: “Ej, tavs dēls ir dzīvs!” Cilvēks noticēja vārdiem, ko sacīja Jēzus, un aizgāja. 51 Viņam vēl ejot, pretī nāca viņa kalpi un tam pavēstīja: “Tavs dēls ir dzīvs!” 52 Tad viņš tiem vaicāja, kurā brīdī dēlam kļuvis labāk. Tie viņam sacīja: “Vakar ap septīto stundu drudzis viņu atstāja.” 53 Tad tēvs saprata, ka tas noticis brīdī, kad Jēzus viņam sacīja: “Tavs dēls ir dzīvs!” Un viņš kļuva ticīgs pats un viss viņa nams. 54 Šī bija jau otrā zīme, ko Jēzus darīja, no Jūdejas atnācis Galilejā.
