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19 The woman said to him, “Sir,[a] I see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you[b] say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.”(A) 21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you[c] will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.(B) 22 You[d] worship what you[e] do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.(C) 23 But the hour is coming and is now here when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him.(D) 24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 4.19 Or Lord
  2. 4.20 The Greek word for you is plural
  3. 4.21 The Greek word for you is plural
  4. 4.22 The Greek word for you is plural
  5. 4.22 The Greek word for you is plural

19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet.(A) 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain,(B) but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”(C)

21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming(D) when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.(E) 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know;(F) we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.(G) 23 Yet a time is coming and has now come(H) when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit(I) and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit,(J) and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

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