They asked people, “Where is the child who has been born to be the king of the Jews? We saw the star that shows he was born. We saw it rise in the sky in the east and have come to worship him.”

Then he sent them to Bethlehem. He said, “Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, come tell me. Then I can go worship him too.”

The wise men came to the house where the child was with his mother Mary. They bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened the boxes of gifts they had brought for him. They gave him treasures of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

The devil said, “If you will bow down and worship me, I will give you all these things.”

Jesus said to him, “Get away from me, Satan! The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only him!’”

Then the followers in the boat worshiped Jesus and said, “You really are the Son of God.”

Their worship of me is worthless. The things they teach are only human rules.’”

Suddenly, Jesus was there in front of them. He said, “Hello!” The women went to him and, holding on to his feet, worshiped him.

On the mountain the followers saw Jesus. They worshiped him. But some of the followers did not believe that it was really Jesus.

Their worship of me is worthless. The things they teach are only human rules.’

He always gives mercy to those who worship him.

before he died and left her alone. She was now 84 years old. Anna was always at the Temple; she never left. She worshiped God by fasting and praying day and night.

I will give it all to you, if you will only worship me.”

Jesus answered, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only him.’”

Change Your Hearts

Some people there with Jesus at that time told him about what had happened to some worshipers from Galilee. Pilate had them killed. Their blood was mixed with the blood of the animals they had brought for sacrificing.

They worshiped him and went back to Jerusalem very happy.

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain. But you Jews say that Jerusalem is the place where people must worship.”

Jesus said, “Believe me, woman! The time is coming when you will not have to be in Jerusalem or on this mountain to worship the Father.

You Samaritans worship something you don’t understand. We Jews understand what we worship, since salvation comes from the Jews.

But the time is coming when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. In fact, that time is now here. And these are the kind of people the Father wants to be his worshipers.

God is spirit. So the people who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

We all know that God does not listen to sinners, but he will listen to anyone who worships and obeys him.

The man answered, “Yes, I believe, Lord!” Then he bowed and worshiped Jesus.

Jesus Talks About Life and Death

There were some Greeks there too. These were some of the people who went to Jerusalem to worship at the Passover festival.

Crete, and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews, and others have changed their religion to worship God like Jews. We are from these different countries, but we can hear these men in our own languages! We can all understand the great things they are saying about God.”