saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”

And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.”

Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”

And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”

And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.

And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.

in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.”

And Jesus answered him, “It is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’”

And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.”

Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.

You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.

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.

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.

He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.

Some Greeks Seek Jesus

Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks.

‘But I will judge the nation that they serve,’ said God, ‘and after that they shall come out and worship me in this place.’

But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: “‘Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices, during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

You took up the tent of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship; and I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’