John 4:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 4:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
πατέρες
patḗr
G3962
father
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
ὄρει
óros
G3735
mountain
τούτῳ
hoûtos
G3778
this
προσεκύνησαν
proskynéō
G4352
to worship
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὑμεῖς
hymeîs
G5210
you
λέγετε
légō
G3004
to say
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἐν
en
G1722
in
Ἱεροσολύμοις
Hierosólyma
G2414
Jerusalem
ἐστὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
τόπος
tópos
G5117
place
ὅπου
hópou
G3699
where
προσκυνεῖν
proskynéō
G4352
to worship
δεῖ
deî
G1163
it is necessary
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World English Bible Public Domain
Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship."
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King James Version Public Domain
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary to worship.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).