John 4:21

“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
John 4:21
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· πίστευέ μοι, γύναι, ὅτι ἔρχεται ὥρα ὅτε οὔτε ἐν τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ οὔτε ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις προσκυνήσετε τῷ πατρί.

  1. ΛέγειLegei“Says”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  2. αὐτῇautēa“to her”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  5. πίστευέpisteue“do believe”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
  6. μοι,moi“Me,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  7. γύναι,gunai“woman,”
    Noun, vocative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135G
  8. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  9. ἔρχεταιerchetai“is coming”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  10. ὥραhōra“an hour”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “hour” · Strong's G5610
  11. ὅτεhote“when”
    Preposition · “when” · Strong's G3753
  12. οὔτεoute“neither [you will worship]”
    Conjunction, nominative · “neither” · Strong's G3777
  13. ἐνen“on”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  14. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. ὄρειorei“mountain”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὄρος · “mountain” · Strong's G3735
  16. τούτῳtoutō“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  17. οὔτεoute“nor”
    Conjunction, nominative · “neither” · Strong's G3777
  18. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  19. ἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumois“Jerusalem”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from Ἱεροσόλυμα · “Jerusalem” · Strong's G2414
  20. προσκυνήσετεproskunēsete“will you worship”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from προσκυνέω · “to worship” · Strong's G4352
  21. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. πατρί.patri“Father.”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)