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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

April 2nd Readings and Gospel

First Reading

Ezekiel 37:1-14

37 The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath[a] to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath[b] in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath:[c] Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath,[d] and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” 10 I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude.
11 Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ 12 Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. 14 I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act, says the Lord.”

Footnotes:

  1. Ezekiel 37:5 Or spirit
  2. Ezekiel 37:6 Or spirit
  3. Ezekiel 37:9 Or wind or spirit
  4. Ezekiel 37:9 Or wind or spirit

Second Reading

Romans 8:6-11

To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit[a] is life and peace. For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law—indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit,[b] since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit[c] is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ[d] from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through[e] his Spirit that dwells in you.

Footnotes:

  1. Romans 8:6 Or spirit
  2. Romans 8:9 Or spirit
  3. Romans 8:10 Or spirit
  4. Romans 8:11 Other ancient authorities read the Christ or Christ Jesus or Jesus Christ
  5. Romans 8:11 Other ancient authorities read on account of

Gospel

John 11:1-45

The Death of Lazarus

11 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus,[a] “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, after having heard that Lazarus[b] was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.
Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again?” Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world. 10 But those who walk at night stumble, because the light is not in them.” 11 After saying this, he told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him.” 12 The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right.” 13 Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep. 14 Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. 15 For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” 16 Thomas, who was called the Twin,[c] said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”

Jesus the Resurrection and the Life

17 When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus[d] had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles[e] away, 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. 21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.[f] Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah,[g] the Son of God, the one coming into the world.”

Jesus Weeps

28 When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” 29 And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. 31 The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there. 32 When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. 34 He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus began to weep. 36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” 37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”

Jesus Raises Lazarus to Life

38 Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” 40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” 41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” 43 When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

The Plot to Kill Jesus

45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.

Footnotes:

  1. John 11:3 Gk him
  2. John 11:6 Gk he
  3. John 11:16 Gk Didymus
  4. John 11:17 Gk he
  5. John 11:18 Gk fifteen stadia
  6. John 11:25 Other ancient authorities lack and the life
  7. John 11:27 Or the Christ

Saturday, March 25, 2017

Mar. 26th Bulletin

Genesee Lutheran Parish
208-285-1719
Geneseelutheranparish.blogspot.com
Supply Pastor Dana Helsing

Forth Sunday of Lent                                   Mar. 26, 2017

                                             WE GATHER
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements                                   
Confession and Forgiveness:           See Worship Booklet
Hymn                              Lead Me, Guide Me                  #768               
Kyrie and Hymn of Praise                  See Worship Booklet
Prayer of the Day
Bend your ear to our prayers, Lord Christ, and come among us. 
By your gracious life and death for us, bring light into the 
darkness of our hearts, and anoint us with your Spirit, 
for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, 
one God now and forever.  AMEN
                                          WE HEAR GOD’S WORD
First Reading                                                     1Samuel 16:1-13
Psalm  23
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
    He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters;

    he restores my soul
He leads me in right paths
    for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
    I fear no evil;

for you are with me;
    your rod and your staff—
    they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
    in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
    my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
    my whole life long.

Second Reading                                           Ephesians 5:8-14
Children’s Time
Gospel Acclamation                               See Worship Booklet
Gospel                                                                                 John 9:1-41
Sermon
                                   WE RESPOND TO THE WORD
Hymn                                 Amazing Grace                        #779
Nicene Creed                                     See Worship Booklet
Prayers of the Church
*Each petition ends with   “Hear us, O God…”
                                              “Your mercy is great.”
Family Blessing: Byron and Linda Chilson
Sharing the Peace
Offering
                                         WE ARE FED
Great Thanksgiving                           See Worship Booklet
Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy)               See Worship Booklet
Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer                            See Worship Booklet
Lamb of God                                      See Worship Booklet
Distribution
Blessing
                           WE ARE SENT TO MISSION
Benediction 
Hymn                      Drawn to the Light                            #593
Call to Mission   P: Go in peace… C: Thanks be to God!

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
9-9:45: Adult and Children’s Sunday school
March 22nd, March 29th, April 5th-Wednesday Evening 
Soup Supper 6PM and Lent Services 7PM St John’s Fellowship Hall
April 11: Church Council Meeting 7:00pm St. John’s Fellowship Hall
April 15: Habitat for Humanity Bean ‘n’ Jeans Fund
Raiser SEL Event Center, Pullman, 5:30pm to 9pm
$40. Per person more information on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall     
www.palousehabitat.org
May 19 - 21: Synod Assembly
 If anyone would like to attend please let one of the council  
 members know. We do have a budget for this, but you may
 have to supplement some of the cost. Rosanna and Verna
 have expressed interest in attending; others are welcome
 to attend. One important matter this year is the vote on
 who will be our new Synod Bishop. Information is on the
 bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall
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Total offering for Sunday, March 19 reg. offering    $  580.00
                                                 
                                                              Total          $  580.00
                                                           Attendance              30
                                                 Lent Attendance                10
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                          March 26                              April 2
Sermon:                         Pastor Helsing           Pastor Helsing
Organist:                        Louise Marone          Louise Marone
Greeters:                        Stutzmans                
Communion ASST.:        Linda Chilson
                                       Byron Chilson

Reader:                           Dana Carter                         

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Sunday March 16th Readings and Gospel

First Reading

1 Samuel 16:1-13

16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears of it, he will kill me.” And the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; and you shall anoint for me the one whom I name to you.” Samuel did what the Lord commanded, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?” He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord; sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he sanctified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is now before the Lord.”[a] But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” 10 Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, and Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.” 11 Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here.” 12 He sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and had beautiful eyes, and was handsome. The Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; for this is the one.” 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the presence of his brothers; and the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. Samuel then set out and went to Ramah.

Footnotes:

  1. 1 Samuel 16:6 Heb him

Second Reading

Ephesians 5:8-14

 8For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light— for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true. 10 Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to mention what such people do secretly; 13 but everything exposed by the light becomes visible, 14 for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,
“Sleeper, awake!
    Rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”

Gospel

John 9:1-41

As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him. We[a] must work the works of him who sent me[b] while it is day; night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” When he had said this, he spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva and spread the mud on the man’s eyes, saying to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). Then he went and washed and came back able to see. The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar began to ask, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” Some were saying, “It is he.” Others were saying, “No, but it is someone like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.” 10 But they kept asking him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” 11 He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ Then I went and washed and received my sight.” 12 They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.”

13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. 14 Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. 15 Then the Pharisees also began to ask him how he had received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes. Then I washed, and now I see.” 16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not observe the sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And they were divided. 17 So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him? It was your eyes he opened.” He said, “He is a prophet.”
18 The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight 19 and asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” 20 His parents answered, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; 21 but we do not know how it is that now he sees, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus[c] to be the Messiah[d] would be put out of the synagogue. 23 Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”
24 So for the second time they called the man who had been blind, and they said to him, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.” 25 He answered, “I do not know whether he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” 26 They said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” 27 He answered them, “I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?” 28 Then they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.” 30 The man answered, “Here is an astonishing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but he does listen to one who worships him and obeys his will. 32 Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” 34 They answered him, “You were born entirely in sins, and are you trying to teach us?” And they drove him out.

35 Jesus heard that they had driven him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”[e] 36 He answered, “And who is he, sir?[f] Tell me, so that I may believe in him.” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and the one speaking with you is he.” 38 He said, “Lord,[g] I believe.” And he worshiped him. 39 Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind.” 40 Some of the Pharisees near him heard this and said to him, “Surely we are not blind, are we?” 41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now that you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.

Footnotes:

  1. John 9:4 Other ancient authorities read I
  2. John 9:4 Other ancient authorities read us
  3. John 9:22 Gk him
  4. John 9:22 Or the Christ
  5. John 9:35 Other ancient authorities read the Son of God
  6. John 9:36 Sir and Lord translate the same Greek word
  7. John 9:38 Sir and Lord translate the same Greek word

Sunday, March 19, 2017

March 19th Bulletin

Genesee Lutheran Parish
208-285-1719 
Geneseelutheranparish.blogspot.com
Supply Pastor Dana Helsing

Third Sunday of Lent                                   Mar. 19, 2017

                                        WE GATHER
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements                                   
Confession and Forgiveness:           See Worship Booklet
Hymn         Jesus, Keep me Near the Cross                  #335               
Kyrie and Hymn of Praise                  See Worship Booklet
Prayer of the Day
Merciful God, the fountain of living waters, you quench 
our thirst and wash away our sin. Give us this water 
always. Bring us to drink from the well that flows with 
the beauty of your truth through Jesus Christ, our Savoir 
and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, 
one God, now and forever.  AMEN

                                      WE HEAR GOD’S WORD
First Reading                                                             Exodus 17:1-7
Psalm  95
O come, let us sing to the Lord;
    let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
    let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

For the Lord is a great God,
    and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are the depths of the earth;
    the heights of the mountains are his also.
The sea is his, for he made it,
    and the dry land, which his hands have formed.
O come, let us worship and bow down,
    let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

For he is our God,
    and we are the people of his pasture,
    and the sheep of his hand.
O that today you would listen to his voice!
    Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah,
    as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,

when your ancestors tested me,
    and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.
10 For forty years I loathed that generation
    and said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray,
    and they do not regard my ways.”
11 Therefore in my anger I swore,
    “They shall not enter my rest.”

Second Reading                                                Romans5:1-11
Children’s Time
Gospel Acclamation                               See Worship Booklet
Gospel                                                                                 John 4:5-42
Sermon
                             WE RESPOND TO THE WORD
Hymn            Come to Me, All Pilgrims Thirsty            #777
Nicene Creed                                     See Worship Booklet
Prayers of the Church
*Each petition ends with   “Hear us, O God…”
                                              “Your mercy is great.”
Sharing the Peace
Offering
                                               WE ARE FED
Great Thanksgiving                           See Worship Booklet
Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy)               See Worship Booklet
Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer                               See Worship Booklet
Lamb of God                                        See Worship Booklet
Distribution
Blessing
                    
                         WE ARE SENT TO MISSION
Benediction 
Hymn        Come, Thou Font of Every Blessing          #807
Call to Mission   P: Go in peace… C: Thanks be to God!

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                                ANNOUNCEMENTS
9-9:45: Adult and Children’s Sunday school
Today: Last day for Pastor Nominations
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner at the Parkin’s home at
3 pm. If you need directions ask Jennifer.
March 22: Wednesday Soup Supper 6pm, and Lent
Service following at 7pm St. John’s Fellowship Hall
April 15: Habitat for Humanity Bean ‘n’ Jeans Fund
Raiser SEL Event Center, Pullman, 5:30pm to 9pm
$40. Per person more information on the bulletin board in 
Fellowship Hall     www.palousehabitat.org
May 19 - 21: Synod Assembly
 If anyone would like to attend please let one of the council  
 members know. We do have a budget for this, but you may
 have to supplement some of the cost. Rosanna and Verna
 have expressed interest in attending; others are welcome
 to attend. One important matter this year is the vote on
 who will be our new Synod Bishop. Information is on the
 bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall
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Total offering for Sunday, March 12 reg. offering     $1732.03
                                                 Special Offering       $      25.00
                                                              Total           $1757.03
                                                           Attendance                   40
                                                 Lent Attendance                    14
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                          March 19                              March 26
Sermon:                         Pastor Helsing              Pastor Helsing
Organist:                        Louise Marone             Louise Marone
Greeters:                        Betty Morken                Stutzmans
Communion ASST.:        Melissa Kappus            Linda Chilson
                                       Rosanna Cartwright     Byron Chilson

Reader:                           Mark Stutzman             Dana Carter                            

Friday, March 17, 2017

Bishop Martin Wells will meet with the GLP Calling Committee, March 26 at 3 p.m., to bring forth names of  interested pastors to be considered for Genesee Lutheran Parish!

Thursday, March 16, 2017

March 19th Readings and Gospel

First Reading

Exodus 17:1-7

17 From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarreled with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?” But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?” So Moses cried out to the Lord, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.” The Lord said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah[a] and Meribah,[b] because the Israelites quarreled and tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

Footnotes:

  1. Exodus 17:7 That is Test
  2. Exodus 17:7 That is Quarrel

Second Reading

Romans 5:1-11

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access[b] to this grace in which we stand; and we[c] boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we[d] also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely then, now that we have been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God.[e] 10 For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life. 11 But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Footnotes:

  1. Romans 5:1 Other ancient authorities read let us
  2. Romans 5:2 Other ancient authorities add by faith
  3. Romans 5:2 Or let us
  4. Romans 5:3 Or let us
  5. Romans 5:9 Gk the wrath

Gospel

John 4:5-42

So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon.
A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?” (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.)[a] 10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” 11 The woman said to him, “Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? 12 Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well, and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?” 13 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, 14 but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” 15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.”
16 Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come back.” 17 The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; 18 for you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true!” 19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you[b] say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.” 21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” 25 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I am he,[c] the one who is speaking to you.”
27 Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you want?” or, “Why are you speaking with her?” 28 Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, 29 “Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah,[d] can he?” 30 They left the city and were on their way to him.
31 Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, “Rabbi, eat something.” 32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” 33 So the disciples said to one another, “Surely no one has brought him something to eat?” 34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. 35 Do you not say, ‘Four months more, then comes the harvest’? But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. 36 The reaper is already receiving[e] wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. 37 For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ 38 I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”
39 Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I have ever done.” 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. 41 And many more believed because of his word. 42 They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world.”

Footnotes:

  1. John 4:9 Other ancient authorities lack this sentence
  2. John 4:20 The Greek word for you here and in verses 21 and 22 is plural
  3. John 4:26 Gk I am
  4. John 4:29 Or the Christ
  5. John 4:36 Or 35 . . . the fields are already ripe for harvesting. 36 The reaper is receiving