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Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaysλέγειto her,αὐτῇ“BelieveΠίστευέme,μοιwoman,γύναιan hourὥραis comingἔρχεταιwhenὅτεneitherοὔτεonἐνthis mountainτῷ ὄρει τούτῳnorοὔτεinἐνJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςwill you worshipπροσκυνήσετεthe Father.τῷ πατρί
John 4:21
Study it in the app“Jesus says to her, “Believe me, woman, an hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.”
Jesus tells the Samaritan woman the Father seeks worshipers in spirit and truthPraise and worship
With the Greek beneath
John 4:21, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- “BelieveΠίστευέPisteue
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “Pisteue” appears- womanγύναιgynai
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynai” appears- an hourὥραhōra
moment
The instant set by God, like that of Jesus' death.
Where else “hōra” appears- is comingἔρχεταιerchetai
arrive
For a time or event to come: "the hour is coming".
Where else “erchetai” appears- neitherοὔτεoute
neither, nor
Neither, nor.
Where else “oute” appears- this mountainὄρειorei
mountain
Mountain, hill.
Where else “orei” appears- JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHierosolymois
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolymois” appears- will you worshipπροσκυνήσετεproskynēsete
worship
To give honor and devotion to God, or other gods.
Where else “proskynēsete” appears- the Fatherπατρίpatri
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patri” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
20Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where one must worship.”
21 · This verse (above)
22You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.
To study John 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus ask of the Samaritan woman at the well, and what does he offer her? (vv. 7-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says God seeks worshipers who worship “in spirit and truth.” What answer does he give to her question about the place? (vv. 20-24)
3. How I live it
The woman left her water jar and told others what had happened to her (vv. 28-29). Whom could you invite to “come and see” something good?