John
John 4:23
23But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| 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 |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| now | νῦν | nyn | Adverb | G3568 now, already, at present |
| come | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| when | ὅτε | hote | Adverb | G3753 when |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| true | ἀληθινοὶ | alēthinoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G228 true, real, genuine |
| worshipers | προσκυνηταὶ | proskynētai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4353 a worshipper |
| will worship | προσκυνήσουσιν | proskynēsousin | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4352 I worship |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Father | Πατρὶ | Patri | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| spirit | πνεύματι | pneumati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| in truth | ἀληθείᾳ | alētheia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Father | Πατὴρ | Patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| is seeking | ζητεῖ | zētei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2212 I seek, search for, desire |
| such | τοιούτους | toioutous | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5108 of such a kind, such |
| as these | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| to worship | προσκυνοῦντας | proskynountas | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4352 I worship |
| Him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Philippians 3:3 · Matthew 15:7–9 · John 5:25 · Galatians 4:6 · Romans 8:26 · Jude 1:20–21 · Isaiah 29:13 · Ephesians 6:18 · John 12:23 · John 4:21 · Isaiah 58:2 · John 1:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.