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Thursday, January 21, 2010

John 4:23

ἀλλὰ ἔρχεται ὥρα καὶ νῦν ἐστιν, ὅτε οἱ ἀληθινοὶ προσκυνηταὶ προσκυνήσουσιν τῷ πατρὶ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ· καὶ γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ τοιούτους ζητεῖ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας αὐτόν.

Rough Word-by-word:
but she is coming [an] hour and now she is, when the true worshipers they will worship the father in spirit and truth, also for the father these the [ones] he is seeking the ones worshiping him.

Smooth Translation:
but an hour is coming and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the father in spirit and truth, for also the father is seeking these, the ones worshiping him.

Notes:
What an amazing thought that the Father is seeking those who worship Him in spirit and truth. It's not about religious ritual. It's not about a great worship service. It's about genuine worship, honest worship, and spiritual worship.

ἀλλὰ strong adversative conjunction "but"

ἔρχεται verb present middle indicative 3rd singular from ἔρχομαι (I come) "she is coming"

ὥρα noun nominative singular feminine "[an] hour"

καὶ conjunction "and"

νῦν adverb "now"

ἐστιν verb present indicative 3rd singular from εἰμί (I am) "she is"

ὅτε adverb "when"

οἱ definite article nominative plural masculine "the"

ἀληθινοὶ adjective nominative plural masculine "true"

προσκυνηταὶ noun nominative plural masculine "worshipers"

προσκυνήσουσιν verb future active indicative 3rd plural from προσκυνέω (I worship) "they will worship"

τῷ definite article dative singular masculine "the"

πατρὶ noun dative singular masculine "father"

ἐν dative preposition "in"

πνεύματι noun dative singular neuter "spirit"

καὶ conjunction "and"

ἀληθείᾳ noun dative singular feminine "truth"

καὶ adverbial use of conjunction "also"

γὰρ post positive conjunction "for"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

πατὴρ noun nominative singular masculine "father"

τοιούτους compound demonstrative accusative plural masculine "these the [ones]"

ζητεῖ verb present active indicative 3rd singular from ζητέω (I seek) "he seeks"

τοὺς definite article accusative plural masculine "the"

προσκυνοῦντας present active participle accusative plural masculine from προσκυνέω (I worship) "ones worshiping"

αὐτόν pronoun accusative singular masculine "him"

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