²¹ Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you^[a] will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.^(A)

⁸ I desire, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument,

¹¹ For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to my name and a pure offering, for my name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.^(A)

¹⁸ for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father.^(A)

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.^(A)

²⁰ For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”

Prayer for the Readers

¹⁴ For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,^[a]

³² The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each one to his home, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me.^(A)

² They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, an hour is coming when those who kill you will think that by doing so they are offering worship to God.^(A)

²⁸ Do not be astonished at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice