John 4:20
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
KJV
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| οἱ | hoi | The | G3588 → |
| πατέρες | pateres | fathers | G3962 → |
| ἡμῶν | hēmōn | of us | G3165 → |
| ἐν | en | on | G1722 → |
| τῷ | tō | <the> | G3588 → |
| ὄρει | orei | mountain | G3735 → |
| τούτῳ | toutō | this | G3778 → |
| προσεκύνησαν, | prosekunēsan | worshiped, | G4352 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ὑμεῖς | humeis | you yourselves | G4771 → |
| λέγετε | legete | say | G3004 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| Ἱεροσολύμοις | Hi'erosolumois | Jerusalem | G2414 → |
| ἐστὶν | estin | is | G1510 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| τόπος | topos | place | G5117 → |
| ὅπου | hopou | where | G3699 → |
| προσκυνεῖν | proskunein | to worship | G4352 → |
| δεῖ.¶ | dei | it is necessary. | G1163 → |
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