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AICNT This [then][fn] again a second sign Jesus did, coming from Judea into Galilee.
OEB This was the second occasion on which Jesus gave a sign of his mission on coming from Judea to Galilee.
LSB This is again a second sign that Jesus did when He had come out of Judea into Galilee.
WEBBE This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judea into Galilee.
WMBB This is again the second sign that Yeshua did, having come out of Judea into Galilee.
NET Jesus did this as his second miraculous sign when he returned from Judea to Galilee.
LSV this again [was] a second sign Jesus did, having come out of Judea to Galilee.
FBV This was the second miraculous sign Jesus did after coming from Judea to Galilee.
TCNT This was the second sign that Jesus did after coming from Judea to Galilee.
T4T That was the second miracle that Jesus performed in Galilee district, after he had returned from Judea district.
LEB Now this is again a second sign Jesus performed when he[fn] came from Judea into Galilee.
BBE Now this is the second sign which Jesus did after he had come out of Judaea into Galilee.
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Wymth This is the second miracle that Jesus performed, after coming from Judaea into Galilee.
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ASV This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judæa into Galilee.
DRA This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judea into Galilee.
YLT this again a second sign did Jesus, having come out of Judea to Galilee.
Drby This second sign again did Jesus, being come out of Judaea into Galilee.
RV This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judaea into Galilee.
Wbstr This is again the second miracle that Jesus performed, when he had come from Judea into Galilee.
KJB-1769 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judæa into Galilee.
KJB-1611 This is againe the second miracle that Iesus did, when hee was come out of Iudea into Galilee.
(This is again the second miracle that Yesus/Yeshua did, when he was come out of Yudea into Galilee.)
Bshps This is agayne the seconde miracle, that Iesus dyd, when he was come out of Iurie into Galilee.
(This is again the second miracle, that Yesus/Yeshua did, when he was come out of Yury/Yudea into Galilee.)
Gnva This second miracle did Iesus againe, after he was come out of Iudea into Galile.
(This second miracle did Yesus/Yeshua again, after he was come out of Yudea into Galilee. )
Cvdl This is now the seconde token that Iesus dyd, whan he came from Iewry in to Galile.
(This is now the second token that Yesus/Yeshua did, when he came from Yewry in to Galilee.)
TNT Thys is agayne the seconde myracle that Iesus dyd after he was come oute of Iewry into Galile.
(Thys is again the second myracle that Yesus/Yeshua did after he was come oute of Yewry into Galilee. )
Wycl Jhesus dide eft this secounde tokene, whanne he cam fro Judee in to Galilee.
(Yhesus did after this second tokene, when he came from Yudee in to Galilee.)
Luth Das ist nun das andere Zeichen, das JEsus tat, da er aus Judäa nach Galiläa kam.
(The is now the other Zeichen, the Yesus did, there he out_of Yudäa after Galiläa kam.)
ClVg Hoc iterum secundum signum fecit Jesus, cum venisset a Judæa in Galilæam.[fn]
(This again after/second signum he_did Yesus, when/with venisset from Yudæa in Galilæam. )
UGNT τοῦτο δὲ πάλιν δεύτερον σημεῖον ἐποίησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἐλθὼν ἐκ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν.
(touto de palin deuteron saʸmeion epoiaʸsen ho Yaʸsous, elthōn ek taʸs Youdaias eis taʸn Galilaian.)
SBL-GNT τοῦτο ⸀δὲ πάλιν δεύτερον σημεῖον ἐποίησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐλθὼν ἐκ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν.
(touto ⸀de palin deuteron saʸmeion epoiaʸsen ho Yaʸsous elthōn ek taʸs Youdaias eis taʸn Galilaian.)
TC-GNT [fn]Τοῦτο πάλιν δεύτερον σημεῖον ἐποίησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἐλθὼν ἐκ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν.
(Touto palin deuteron saʸmeion epoiaʸsen ho Yaʸsous, elthōn ek taʸs Youdaias eis taʸn Galilaian. )
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John 4
As the story of Jesus’ encounter with a Samaritan woman demonstrates, even simple geography–the divine arrangement of places where God leads us in life–can position us for fruitful ministry if we are willing to reach out to those along our journey. This episode in Jesus’ ministry occurred immediately after Jesus had cleared the Temple in Jerusalem and was gaining even more followers than John the Baptist (John 2:13-25; 4:1-3). Likely wanting to avoid a direct clash with Jewish leadership so early in his ministry, Jesus chose instead to return to Galilee. The most direct route from Jerusalem to Galilee passed through Samaria, and, as the Jewish historian Josephus notes, this was the route normally chosen by most Jews at the time (Antiquities of the Jews, Book XX:6). The city of Samaria (renamed Sebaste by Jesus’ time) was originally the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, but in 722 B.C. the Assyrians exiled many Israelites to other parts of their empire and relocated other foreign peoples in Israel (2 Kings 15:29; 17:1-24; 1 Chronicles 5:26; also see “Israelites Are Exiled to Assyria”). This diverse population then developed a new religion that mixed elements of Israelite worship with pagan worship (2 Kings 17:24-41), and centuries later they set up their own temple on Mount Gerizim. Because of their mixed ancestry and religion, Samaritans were often detested by many Jews (John 4:9), and hostilities periodically erupted between Jews and Samaritans. Jesus himself would later be refused entry into Samaria while traveling from Galilee to Jerusalem (Luke 9:52-56; also see “Jesus’ Final Journey to Jerusalem”), and Josephus notes that about 20 years after this time a number of Galileans were killed by Samaritans as they attempted to make their way to Jerusalem through the village of Ginae. Probably because of these hostilities, some Jews preferred to take alternate routes that bypassed Samaria. Still other Jews chose these routes to avoid even associating with Samaritans. Jesus, however, appears to have chosen the more direct route through Samaria, which led him to the village of Sychar–right next to the ancient site of Shechem and Mount Gerizim. There he met a Samaritan woman by a well and spoke to her about God’s gift of living water for her soul. He also revealed supernatural knowledge about her, so she asked him whether Mount Gerizim or Jerusalem was the proper place to worship. Jesus gently rebuked her belief in Samaritan worship practices, but he also assured her that one day the physical location of worshipers will no longer matter. Instead, all true believers will worship God in spirit and truth. When Jesus revealed to the woman that he was the Messiah, she left her water jar and told the townspeople about Jesus. Meanwhile, Jesus’ disciples returned, and Jesus urged them to recognize that the fields were ripe for harvesting, presumably meaning that many Samaritans were ready to believe in him. Because of the Samaritan woman’s testimony, many of the townspeople believed in Jesus and persuaded him to stay there two more days before returning to Galilee. Years later the apostle Philip found fruitful ministry among the Samaritans as well, and many came to faith in Jesus (Acts 8:5-13; also see “The Ministries of Philip and Peter”).