“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”

Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!”

They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

“I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.”

“Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”

Then the disciples worshiped him. “You really are the Son of God!” they exclaimed.

Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’”

But she came and worshiped him, pleading again, “Lord, help me!”

And as they went, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they ran to him, grasped his feet, and worshiped him.

When they saw him, they worshiped him—but some of them doubted!

Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’

And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship.

Then she lived as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer.

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

Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”

When the Roman officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.”

So they worshiped him and then returned to Jerusalem filled with great joy.

So tell me, why is it that you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only place of worship, while we Samaritans claim it is here at Mount Gerizim, where our ancestors worshiped?”

Jesus replied, “Believe me, dear woman, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.

You Samaritans know very little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews.

But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way.

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

We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will.

“Yes, Lord, I believe!” the man said. And he worshiped Jesus.

They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity—