²¹ “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming^(A) when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.^(B)

⁸ Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands^(A) without anger or disputing.

¹¹ My name will be great^(A) among the nations,^(B) from where the sun rises to where it sets.^(C) In every place incense^(D) and pure offerings^(E) will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.

¹⁸ For through him we both have access^(A) to the Father^(B) by one Spirit.^(C)

²³ Yet a time is coming and has now come^(A) when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit^(B) and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.

²⁰ For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”^(A)

A Prayer for the Ephesians

¹⁴ For this reason I kneel^(A) before the Father,

³² “A time is coming^(A) and in fact has come when you will be scattered,^(B) each to your own home. You will leave me all alone.^(C) Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.^(D)

² They will put you out of the synagogue;^(A) in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.^(B)