King James Version

John 4:21

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “do believe” (πίστευέ) before Me here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “do believe” (πίστευσον) before Me here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

λέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saithαὐτῇautēunto herαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “unto her”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto herὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Πίστευέpisteuebelieveπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “believe”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.believeμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meγύναιgunaiwomanγυνή (gunē)noun, vocative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the calling formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.ὅτιhoticomethὅτιconjunction — “cometh”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.comethἔρχεταιerchetaito comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.ὥραhōrahourὥραnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “hour”, the subject formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.ὅτεhotewhenὅτεadverb — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenοὔτεouteneitherοὔτεconjunction — “neither”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “neither”.neitherἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὄρειoreimountainὄρος (oros)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “mountain”, the to- or for-formG3735a mountain, hill.mountainτούτῳtoutōthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.οὔτεoutenor yetοὔτεconjunction — “nor yet”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “nor”.nor yetἐνenatἐνpreposition — “at”G1722in, on, among.atἹεροσολύμοιςhierosolumoisJerusalemἹεροσόλυμα (hierosoluma)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “Jerusalem”, the to- or for-formG2414the Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem.Jerusalemπροσκυνήσετεproskunēseteworshipπροσκυνέω (proskuneō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person plural — “worship”, an action still aheadG4352I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.worshipτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρίpatriFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the to- or for-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.the Father

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

πίστευσονpisteusonbelieveπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “believe”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus saith to her, 'Woman, believe me, that there doth come an hour, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus saith to her, 'Woman, believe me, that there doth come an hour, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father;

World English Bible

Jesus said to her, “ Woman , believe me , the hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father .

Darby Translation

Jesus says to her, Woman, believe me, [the] hour is coming when ye shall neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem worship the Father.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus saith to her: Woman, believe me, that the hour cometh, when you shall neither on this mountain, not in Jerusalem, adore the Father.

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