YHN 4:20 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary to worship.”

UST Our ancestors worshiped God right here on this mountain, but you Jews say that we must worship God at your temple in Jerusalem.”

BSB Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

BLB Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary to worship."

AICNT Our fathers worshiped on this mountain; and you[fn] say that in Jerusalem is [the place][fn] where people ought to worship.”

4:20, you: Plural

4:20, the place: Absent from ℵ(01).

OEB ‘It was on this mountain that our ancestors worshiped; and yet you Jews say that the proper place for worship is in Jerusalem.’

LSB Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you people say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.”

WEBBE Our fathers worshipped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you people say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.”

LSV our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and You say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is required to worship.”

FBV “Tell me this: our ancestors worshiped here on this mountain, but you[fn] say that Jerusalem is where we must worship.”

4:20 As a Jew.

TCNT Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.”

T4T But let me ask you a different question: Our ancestors worshipped God here on Gerizim Mountain, but you Jews say that Jerusalem is the place where we must worship God. So who is right?”

LEB Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you people[fn] say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary to worship.”

4:20 *Here “people” is supplied in the translation because the Greek pronoun is plural

BBE Our fathers gave worship on this mountain, but you Jews say that the right place for worship is in Jerusalem.

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Wymth Our forefathers worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem."

ASV Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

DRA Our fathers adored on this mountain, and you say, that at Jerusalem is the place where men must adore.

YLT our fathers in this mountain did worship, and ye — ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where it behoveth to worship.'

Drby Our fathers worshipped in this mountain, and ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where one must worship.

RV Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

Wbstr Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

KJB-1769 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
(Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye/you_all say, that in Yerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. )

KJB-1611 [fn]Our fathers worshipped in this mountaine, and ye say, that in Hierusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

4:20 Deu.12.5.

Bshps Our fathers worshipped in this mountayne, and ye say that in Hierusalem is the place, where men ought to worshippe.
(Our fathers worshipped in this mountain, and ye/you_all say that in Yerusalem is the place, where men ought to worshippe.)

Gnva Our fathers worshipped in this mountaine, and ye say, that in Ierusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
(Our fathers worshipped in this mountain, and ye/you_all say, that in Yerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. )

Cvdl Oure fathers worshipped vpon this mountayne, and ye saye, that at Ierusalem is the place, where men ought to worshippe.
(Oure fathers worshipped upon this mountain, and ye/you_all say, that at Yerusalem is the place, where men ought to worshippe.)

TNT Oure fathers worshipped in this mountayne: and ye saye that in Hierusalem is the place where men ought to worshippe.
(Oure fathers worshipped in this mountain: and ye/you_all say that in Yerusalem is the place where men ought to worshippe. )

Wycl Oure fadris worschipiden in this hil, and ye seien, that at Jerusalem is a place, where it bihoueth to worschipe.
(Oure fathers worshippedn in this hill, and ye/you_all said, that at Yerusalem is a place, where it behoves to worschipe.)

Luth Unsere Väter haben auf diesem Berge angebetet, und ihr saget, zu Jerusalem sei die Stätte, da man anbeten solle.
(Unsere fathers have on this_one mountains/hills angebetet, and you/their/her saget, to Yerusalem be the Stätte, there man worship solle.)

ClVg Patres nostri in monte hoc adoraverunt, et vos dicitis, quia Jerosolymis est locus ubi adorare oportet.[fn]
(Patres our in mountain this adoraverunt, and you dicitis, because Yerosolymis it_is locus where adorare oportet. )

4.20 Panes nostri, etc. Propheta es tu, et ideo judica de hac contentione, quæ me movet. Judæi se præferebant Samaritanis pro templo quod ædificavit Salomon, in quo adorabant. Econtra Samaritani adversum Judæos pro monte, in quo et non in templo patres adoraverunt, qui Deo placuerunt. Et sic patriarchæ in montibus, Judæi in templo adoraverunt, præfigurantes modum bene orandi.

4.20 Panes nostri, etc. Propheta you_are you, and ideo yudica about hac contentione, which me movet. Yudæi se præferebant Samaritanis for temple that ædificavit Salomon, in quo adorabant. Econtra Samaritani adversum Yudæos for monte, in quo and not/no in temple patres adoraverunt, who Deo placuerunt. And so patriarchæ in montibus, Yudæi in temple adoraverunt, præfigurantes modum bene orandi.

UGNT οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ προσεκύνησαν, καὶ ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐστὶν ὁ τόπος ὅπου προσκυνεῖν δεῖ.
(hoi pateres haʸmōn en tōi orei toutōi prosekunaʸsan, kai humeis legete hoti en Hierosolumois estin ho topos hopou proskunein dei.)

SBL-GNT οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ προσεκύνησαν· καὶ ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐστὶν ὁ τόπος ὅπου ⸂προσκυνεῖν δεῖ⸃.
(hoi pateres haʸmōn en tōi orei toutōi prosekunaʸsan; kai humeis legete hoti en Hierosolumois estin ho topos hopou ⸂proskunein dei⸃.)

TC-GNT Οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν ἐν [fn]τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ προσεκύνησαν· καὶ ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐστὶν ὁ τόπος ὅπου [fn]δεῖ προσκυνεῖν.
(Hoi pateres haʸmōn en tōi orei toutōi prosekunaʸsan; kai humeis legete hoti en Hierosolumois estin ho topos hopou dei proskunein. )

4:20 τω ορει τουτω ¦ τουτω τω ορει TR

4:20 δει προσκυνειν ¦ προσκυνειν δει CT

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Jesus Speaks with a Woman in Samaria

John 4

As the story of Jesus’ encounter with a Samaritan woman demonstrates, even simple geography–the divine arrangement of places where God leads us in life–can position us for fruitful ministry if we are willing to reach out to those along our journey. This episode in Jesus’ ministry occurred immediately after Jesus had cleared the Temple in Jerusalem and was gaining even more followers than John the Baptist (John 2:13-25; 4:1-3). Likely wanting to avoid a direct clash with Jewish leadership so early in his ministry, Jesus chose instead to return to Galilee. The most direct route from Jerusalem to Galilee passed through Samaria, and, as the Jewish historian Josephus notes, this was the route normally chosen by most Jews at the time (Antiquities of the Jews, Book XX:6). The city of Samaria (renamed Sebaste by Jesus’ time) was originally the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, but in 722 B.C. the Assyrians exiled many Israelites to other parts of their empire and relocated other foreign peoples in Israel (2 Kings 15:29; 17:1-24; 1 Chronicles 5:26; also see “Israelites Are Exiled to Assyria”). This diverse population then developed a new religion that mixed elements of Israelite worship with pagan worship (2 Kings 17:24-41), and centuries later they set up their own temple on Mount Gerizim. Because of their mixed ancestry and religion, Samaritans were often detested by many Jews (John 4:9), and hostilities periodically erupted between Jews and Samaritans. Jesus himself would later be refused entry into Samaria while traveling from Galilee to Jerusalem (Luke 9:52-56; also see “Jesus’ Final Journey to Jerusalem”), and Josephus notes that about 20 years after this time a number of Galileans were killed by Samaritans as they attempted to make their way to Jerusalem through the village of Ginae. Probably because of these hostilities, some Jews preferred to take alternate routes that bypassed Samaria. Still other Jews chose these routes to avoid even associating with Samaritans. Jesus, however, appears to have chosen the more direct route through Samaria, which led him to the village of Sychar–right next to the ancient site of Shechem and Mount Gerizim. There he met a Samaritan woman by a well and spoke to her about God’s gift of living water for her soul. He also revealed supernatural knowledge about her, so she asked him whether Mount Gerizim or Jerusalem was the proper place to worship. Jesus gently rebuked her belief in Samaritan worship practices, but he also assured her that one day the physical location of worshipers will no longer matter. Instead, all true believers will worship God in spirit and truth. When Jesus revealed to the woman that he was the Messiah, she left her water jar and told the townspeople about Jesus. Meanwhile, Jesus’ disciples returned, and Jesus urged them to recognize that the fields were ripe for harvesting, presumably meaning that many Samaritans were ready to believe in him. Because of the Samaritan woman’s testimony, many of the townspeople believed in Jesus and persuaded him to stay there two more days before returning to Galilee. Years later the apostle Philip found fruitful ministry among the Samaritans as well, and many came to faith in Jesus (Acts 8:5-13; also see “The Ministries of Philip and Peter”).

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Jesus Speaks with a Woman in Samaria