Parallel Verses
- Christian Standard Bible - But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and in truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship him.
- 新标点和合本 - 时候将到，如今就是了，那真正拜父的，要用心灵和诚实拜他，因为父要这样的人拜他。”
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 时候将到，现在就是了，那真正敬拜父的，要用心灵和诚实敬拜他，因为父要这样的人敬拜他。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 时候将到，现在就是了，那真正敬拜父的，要用心灵和诚实敬拜他，因为父要这样的人敬拜他。
- 当代译本 - 时候快到了，现在就是，真正敬拜父的，要用心灵 、按真理敬拜祂，因为父寻找的正是这样敬拜祂的人。
- 圣经新译本 - 然而时候将到，现在就是了，那靠着圣灵按着真理敬拜父的，才是真正敬拜的人；因为父在寻找这样敬拜他的人。
- 中文标准译本 - 然而，时候就要到了，现在就是了！那时真正敬拜的人，要在灵里和真理中敬拜父，因为父就是想要这样的人来敬拜他。
- 现代标点和合本 - 时候将到，如今就是了，那真正拜父的，要用心灵和诚实拜他，因为父要这样的人拜他。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 时候将到，如今就是了，那真正拜父的，要用心灵和诚实拜他，因为父要这样的人拜他。
- New International Version - Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
- New International Reader's Version - But a new time is coming. In fact, it is already here. True worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth. They are the kind of worshipers the Father is looking for.
- English Standard Version - But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.
- New Living Translation - But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way.
- The Message - “It’s who you are and the way you live that count before God. Your worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of truth. That’s the kind of people the Father is out looking for: those who are simply and honestly themselves before him in their worship. God is sheer being itself—Spirit. Those who worship him must do it out of their very being, their spirits, their true selves, in adoration.”
- New American Standard Bible - But a time is coming, and even now has arrived, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.
- New King James Version - But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.
- Amplified Bible - But a time is coming and is already here when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit [from the heart, the inner self] and in truth; for the Father seeks such people to be His worshipers.
- American Standard Version - But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers.
- King James Version - But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
- New English Translation - But a time is coming – and now is here – when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such people to be his worshipers.
- World English Bible - But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshipers.
- 新標點和合本 - 時候將到，如今就是了，那真正拜父的，要用心靈和誠實拜他，因為父要這樣的人拜他。」
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 時候將到，現在就是了，那真正敬拜父的，要用心靈和誠實敬拜他，因為父要這樣的人敬拜他。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 時候將到，現在就是了，那真正敬拜父的，要用心靈和誠實敬拜他，因為父要這樣的人敬拜他。
- 當代譯本 - 時候快到了，現在就是，真正敬拜父的，要用心靈 、按真理敬拜祂，因為父尋找的正是這樣敬拜祂的人。
- 聖經新譯本 - 然而時候將到，現在就是了，那靠著聖靈按著真理敬拜父的，才是真正敬拜的人；因為父在尋找這樣敬拜他的人。
- 呂振中譯本 - 但時候必到，如今就是了，這時真的敬拜者就要用心靈和「真實」敬拜父；因為父正尋找這樣敬拜他的人。
- 中文標準譯本 - 然而，時候就要到了，現在就是了！那時真正敬拜的人，要在靈裡和真理中敬拜父，因為父就是想要這樣的人來敬拜他。
- 現代標點和合本 - 時候將到，如今就是了，那真正拜父的，要用心靈和誠實拜他，因為父要這樣的人拜他。
- 文理和合譯本 - 時將至、今是矣、誠於崇拜者、將以神以誠拜父、蓋父欲如是者拜之、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 日至、今是矣、真崇拜者、以神以誠拜天父、蓋天父欲人如是拜之、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 時將至、今是矣、真崇拜者、必以神以誠而拜父、蓋父欲人如是拜之也、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 天主神也、故禮之者亦宜以神與誠禮之耳。』
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Pero se acerca la hora, y ha llegado ya, en que los verdaderos adoradores rendirán culto al Padre en espíritu y en verdad, porque así quiere el Padre que sean los que le adoren.
- 현대인의 성경 - 아버지께 진정으로 예배하는 사람들이 영적인 진실한 예배를 드릴 때가 오는데 바로 이때이다. 아버지께서는 이렇게 예배하는 사람을 찾으신다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Но наступит время, и уже наступило, когда истинные поклонники будут поклоняться Отцу в духе и истине, потому что именно таких поклонников ищет Себе Отец.
- Восточный перевод - Но наступит время, и уже наступило, когда истинные поклонники будут поклоняться Небесному Отцу в духе и истине, потому что именно таких поклонников ищет Себе Отец.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Но наступит время, и уже наступило, когда истинные поклонники будут поклоняться Небесному Отцу в духе и истине, потому что именно таких поклонников ищет Себе Отец.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Но наступит время, и уже наступило, когда истинные поклонники будут поклоняться Небесному Отцу в духе и истине, потому что именно таких поклонников ищет Себе Отец.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais l’heure vient, et elle est déjà là, où les vrais adorateurs adoreront le Père par l’Esprit et en vérité ; car le Père recherche des hommes qui l’adorent ainsi.
- Nestle Aland 28 - ἀλλ’ 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.
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - 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.
- Nova Versão Internacional - No entanto, está chegando a hora, e de fato já chegou, em que os verdadeiros adoradores adorarão o Pai em espírito e em verdade. São estes os adoradores que o Pai procura.
- Hoffnung für alle - Doch es kommt die Zeit – ja, sie ist schon da –, in der die Menschen den Vater überall anbeten werden, weil sie von seinem Geist und seiner Wahrheit erfüllt sind. Von solchen Menschen will der Vater angebetet werden.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nhưng giờ đã đến—khi những người thật tâm thờ phượng Cha trong tâm linh và trong chân lý. Chúa Cha nhìn vào những người thờ phượng Ngài cách ấy.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - กระนั้นก็ใกล้ถึงเวลาแล้ว และบัดนี้ก็ถึงเวลาแล้วที่ผู้นมัสการอย่างถูกต้องจะนมัสการพระบิดาด้วยจิตวิญญาณและความจริง เพราะพวกเขาเป็น ผู้นมัสการแบบที่พระบิดาทรงแสวงหา
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แต่จะถึงเวลา ที่จริงบัดนี้ก็ถึงเวลาแล้วที่พวกนมัสการแท้จะนมัสการพระบิดาด้วยวิญญาณและความจริง เพราะว่าพระบิดาแสวงหาผู้คนเหล่านี้ให้เป็นผู้นมัสการพระองค์
Cross Reference
- Isaiah 58:8 - Then your light will appear like the dawn, and your recovery will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the Lord’s glory will be your rear guard.
- Isaiah 58:9 - At that time, when you call, the Lord will answer; when you cry out, he will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you get rid of the yoke among you, the finger-pointing and malicious speaking,
- Isaiah 58:10 - and if you offer yourself to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted one, then your light will shine in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
- Isaiah 58:11 - The Lord will always lead you, satisfy you in a parched land, and strengthen your bones. You will be like a watered garden and like a spring whose water never runs dry.
- Isaiah 58:12 - Some of you will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the foundations laid long ago; you will be called the repairer of broken walls, the restorer of streets where people live.
- Isaiah 58:13 - “If you keep from desecrating the Sabbath, from doing whatever you want on my holy day; if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the holy day of the Lord honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, seeking your own pleasure, or talking business;
- Isaiah 58:14 - then you will delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride over the heights of the land, and let you enjoy the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
- Psalms 32:2 - How joyful is a person whom the Lord does not charge with iniquity and in whose spirit is no deceit!
- Ezekiel 22:30 - I searched for a man among them who would repair the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land so that I might not destroy it, but I found no one.
- Jeremiah 7:7 - I will allow you to live in this place, the land I gave to your ancestors long ago and forever.
- Jeremiah 7:8 - But look, you keep trusting in deceitful words that cannot help.
- Jeremiah 7:9 - “‘Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known?
- Jeremiah 7:10 - Then do you come and stand before me in this house that bears my name and say, “We are rescued, so we can continue doing all these detestable acts”?
- Jeremiah 7:11 - Has this house, which bears my name, become a den of robbers in your view? Yes, I too have seen it. This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Jeremiah 7:12 - “‘But return to my place that was at Shiloh, where I made my name dwell at first. See what I did to it because of the evil of my people Israel.
- Jeremiah 4:2 - then you can swear, “As the Lord lives,” in truth, justice, and righteousness, and then the nations will be blessed by him and will boast in him.
- 1 Chronicles 29:17 - I know, my God, that you test the heart and that you are pleased with what is right. I have willingly given all these things with an upright heart, and now I have seen your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to you.
- Song of Songs 2:14 - My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
- 1 Samuel 12:24 - Above all, fear the Lord and worship him faithfully with all your heart; consider the great things he has done for you.
- Isaiah 1:10 - Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
- Isaiah 1:11 - “What are all your sacrifices to me?” asks the Lord. “I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I have no desire for the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats.
- Isaiah 1:12 - When you come to appear before me, who requires this from you — this trampling of my courts?
- Isaiah 1:13 - Stop bringing useless offerings. Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons and Sabbaths, and the calling of solemn assemblies — I cannot stand iniquity with a festival.
- Isaiah 1:14 - I hate your New Moons and prescribed festivals. They have become a burden to me; I am tired of putting up with them.
- Isaiah 1:15 - When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will refuse to look at you; even if you offer countless prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
- Psalms 51:6 - Surely you desire integrity in the inner self, and you teach me wisdom deep within.
- Proverbs 15:8 - The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
- Isaiah 10:20 - On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on the one who struck them, but they will faithfully depend on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
- Psalms 147:11 - The Lord values those who fear him, those who put their hope in his faithful love.
- Psalms 17:1 - Lord, hear a just cause; pay attention to my cry; listen to my prayer — from lips free of deceit.
- Isaiah 48:1 - “Listen to this, house of Jacob — those who are called by the name Israel and have descended from Judah, who swear by the name of the Lord and declare the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness.
- Isaiah 48:2 - For they are named after the holy city, and lean on the God of Israel; his name is the Lord of Armies.
- Jeremiah 3:10 - Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah didn’t return to me with all her heart — only in pretense.” This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Luke 18:11 - The Pharisee was standing and praying like this about himself: ‘God, I thank you that I’m not like other people — greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
- Luke 18:12 - I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.’
- Luke 18:13 - “But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner! ’
- Romans 8:15 - For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear. Instead, you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!”
- Isaiah 26:8 - Yes, Lord, we wait for you in the path of your judgments. Our desire is for your name and renown.
- Isaiah 26:9 - I long for you in the night; yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks you, for when your judgments are in the land, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
- Isaiah 58:2 - They seek me day after day and delight to know my ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not abandon the justice of their God. They ask me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”
- John 16:32 - Indeed, an hour is coming, and has come, when each of you will be scattered to his own home, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
- Romans 1:9 - God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in telling the good news about his Son — that I constantly mention you,
- Jude 1:20 - But you, dear friends, as you build yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
- Jude 1:21 - keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting expectantly for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life.
- Joshua 24:14 - “Therefore, fear the Lord and worship him in sincerity and truth. Get rid of the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and worship the Lord.
- Isaiah 66:1 - This is what the Lord says: Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool. Where could you possibly build a house for me? And where would my resting place be?
- Isaiah 66:2 - My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will look favorably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive in spirit, and trembles at my word.
- 1 Peter 2:9 - But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
- Isaiah 43:21 - The people I formed for myself will declare my praise.
- John 4:21 - Jesus told her, “Believe me, woman, an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
- Ephesians 6:18 - Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.
- Romans 8:26 - In the same way the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.
- Isaiah 29:13 - The Lord said: These people approach me with their speeches to honor me with lip-service, yet their hearts are far from me, and human rules direct their worship of me.
- John 1:17 - for the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- John 5:25 - “Truly I tell you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
- John 12:23 - Jesus replied to them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
- Matthew 15:7 - Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said:
- Matthew 15:8 - This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
- Matthew 15:9 - They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines human commands.”
- Galatians 4:6 - And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”
- Philippians 3:3 - For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, boast in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh —