[B-Greek] Jn.4:23,24

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Tue May 4 20:51:24 EDT 2010


On May 4, 2010, at 8:17 PM, Robert George wrote:
> 23.  But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will
> worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to
> be His worshipers.
> 24.  God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and
> truth. (NASB)
> 
>  23.  αλλα ερχεται ωρα και νυν εστιν οτε οι αληθινοι προσκυνηται
> προσκυνησουσιν τω πατρι εν πνευματι και αληθεια και γαρ ο πατηρ τοιουτους
> ζητει τους προσκυνουντας αυτον 24.  πνευμα ο θεος και τους προσκυνουντας
> αυτον εν πνευματι και αληθεια δει προσκυνειν (w&h 1881)
> 
> What's truer?
> - worship Him in spirit
> - worship Him with spirit?
> 
> - God is spirit ~ (God is light)
> - God is a spirit ~ (God is a light)?
> 
> What difference do you see by worshipping "in" or "with" spirit?
> 
> ~ New World Translation = "with" & "a".

Since translation as such is not what we talk about in this forum, what's the question being asked about the Greek text of this passage?


Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)






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