John 4:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 4:23 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 →
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
ἔρχεται
érchomai
G2064
to come
ὥρα
hṓra
G5610
hour
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
νῦν
nŷn
G3568
now
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὅτε
hóte
G3753
when
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
ἀληθινοὶ
alēthinós
G228
genuine
προσκυνηταὶ
proskynētḗs
G4353
worshipper
προσκυνήσουσιν
proskynéō
G4352
to worship
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
πατρὶ
patḗr
G3962
father
ἐν
en
G1722
in
πνεύματι
pneûma
G4151
spirit
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀληθείᾳ
alḗtheia
G225
truth
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
πατὴρ
patḗr
G3962
father
τοιούτους
toioûtos
G5108
such
ζητεῖ
zētéō
G2212
to seek
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
προσκυνοῦντας
proskynéō
G4352
to worship
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshippers.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
However, an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for indeed the Father seeks such ones worshiping him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).