Verse 12
John 4:12
New King James Version
12
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Original Language Text
greek
μὴ σὺ μείζων εἶ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἰακώβ, ὃς ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν τὸ φρέαρ καὶ αὐτὸς ἐξ αὐτοῦ ἔπιεν καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ θρέμματα αὐτοῦ;
English Translation
"Are you not greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, and his sons and his livestock?"
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Chapter 4 Context
1
When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Yashua (Jesus) made and baptized more...
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(Though Yashua (Jesus) himself baptized not, but his disciples,)
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He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
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And he must needs go through Samaria.
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Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob...
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6
Now Jacob’s well was there. Yashua (Jesus) therefore, being wearied with
his journey, sat thus on th...
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7
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Yashua (Jesus) saith unto her,
Give me to drink.
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8
(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
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9
Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, whic...
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10
Yashua (Jesus) answered and said unto her,
If thou knewest the gift of God (Elohim), and who it is t...
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11
The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence the...
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12
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his c...
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Yashua (Jesus) answered and said unto her,
Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
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14
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I s...
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15
The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
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16
Yashua (Jesus) saith unto her,
Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
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17
The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Yashua (Jesus) said unto her,
Thou hast well said, I...
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18
For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou t...
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19
The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
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20
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought...
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21
Yashua (Jesus) saith unto her,
Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mou...
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22
Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
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23
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in...
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24
God (Elohim)
is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship
him in spirit and in truth.
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25
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he wi...
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26
Yashua (Jesus) saith unto her,
I that speak unto thee am
he.
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And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What...
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28
The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,
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Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
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Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
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31
In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
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But he said unto them,
I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
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Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him
ought to eat?
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34
Yashua (Jesus) saith unto them,
My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his wor...
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35
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and
then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your...
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36
And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth...
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And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
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38
I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into t...
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39
And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified...
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So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he a...
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41
And many more believed because of his own word;
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42
And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard
him ourselves,...
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43
Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.
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44
For Yashua (Jesus) himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
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45
Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he...
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46
So Yashua (Jesus) came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a cer...
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47
When he heard that Yashua (Jesus) was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besough...
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48
Then said Yashua (Jesus) unto him,
Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
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49
The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
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50
Yashua (Jesus) saith unto him,
Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Yashua...
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51
And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told
him,
saying, Thy son liveth.
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52
Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the s...
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53
So the father knew that
it was at the same hour, in the which Yashua (Jesus) said unto him,
Thy son...
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54
This
is again the second miracle
that Yashua (Jesus) did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galile...
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