John

John 4:20–21

²⁰Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

²¹“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

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Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
fathers	πατέρες	pateres	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
worshiped	προσεκύνησαν	prosekynēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4352 I worship
on	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
this	τούτῳ	toutō	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
mountain	ὄρει	orei	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3735 a mountain
but	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
you	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
say	λέγετε	legete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3004 I say, speak
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
place	τόπος	topos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5117 a place
where	ὅπου	hopou	Adverb	G3699 where, whither
must	δεῖ	dei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1163 it is necessary, inevitable
worship	προσκυνεῖν	proskynein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4352 I worship
is	ἐστὶν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Jerusalem	Ἱεροσολύμοις	Hierosolymois	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G2414 Jerusalem

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Believe	Πίστευέ	Pisteue	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4100 I believe, have faith in
Me	μοι	moi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
woman	γύναι	gynai	Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
replied	Λέγει	Legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
a time	ὥρα	hōra	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5610 an hour, season
is coming	ἔρχεται	erchetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
when	ὅτε	hote	Adverb	G3753 when
you will worship	προσκυνήσετε	proskynēsete	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4352 I worship
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Father	Πατρί	Patri	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
neither	οὔτε	oute	Conjunction	G3777 and not, neither, nor
on	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
this	τούτῳ	toutō	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
mountain	ὄρει	orei	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3735 a mountain
nor	οὔτε	oute	Conjunction	G3777 and not, neither, nor
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Jerusalem	Ἱεροσολύμοις	Hierosolymois	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G2414 Jerusalem

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

John 4:20 Deuteronomy 12:5–11 · Genesis 33:18–20 · 2 Chronicles 7:12 · Genesis 12:6–7 · Deuteronomy 11:29 · Deuteronomy 27:12

John 4:21 1 Timothy 2:8 · Malachi 1:11 · Ephesians 2:18 · John 4:23 · Matthew 18:20 · John 16:32 · John 5:28 · John 16:2 · Ezekiel 14:3 · Ephesians 3:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.