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href="/bsb/john/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/john/4.htm">New International Version</a> &#8220Woman,&#8221 Jesus replied, &#8220believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. <a href="/nlt/john/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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. <a href="/esv/john/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. <a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. <a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Jesus says to her, "Believe Me, woman, that an hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. <a href="/kjv/john/4.htm">King James Bible</a> Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. <a href="/nkjv/john/4.htm">New King James Version</a> Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. <a href="/nasb_/john/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Jesus said to her, “Believe Me, woman, that a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. <a href="/nasb/john/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> Jesus said to her, &#8220Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. <a href="/nasb77/john/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall you worship the Father. <a href="/lsb/john/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. <a href="/amp/john/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Jesus replied, “Woman, believe Me, a time is coming [when God’s kingdom comes] when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. <a href="/csb/john/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus told her, “Believe me, woman, an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. <a href="/hcsb/john/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus told her, &#8220Believe Me, woman, an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. <a href="/asv/john/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father. <a href="/cev/john/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus said to her: Believe me, the time is coming when you won't worship the Father either on this mountain or in Jerusalem. <a href="/erv/john/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father. <a href="/gwt/john/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus told her, "Believe me. A time is coming when you Samaritans won't be worshiping the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem. <a href="/gnt/john/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus said to her, "Believe me, woman, the time will come when people will not worship the Father either on this mountain or in Jerusalem. <a href="/isv/john/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jesus told her, "Believe me, dear lady, the hour is coming when you Samaritans will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. <a href="/msb/john/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Believe Me, woman,? Jesus replied, ?a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. <a href="/net/john/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Jesus said to her, "Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. <a href="/nheb/john/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour comes, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, will you worship the Father. <a href="/wbt/john/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Jesus saith to her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. <a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Believe me," said Jesus, "the time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. <a href="/web/john/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Jesus says to her, “Woman, believe Me, that there comes an hour when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, will you worship the Father; <a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Jesus says to her, "Believe Me, woman, that an hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. <a href="/ylt/john/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Jesus saith to her, 'Woman, believe me, that there doth come an hour, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father; <a href="/slt/john/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Jesus says to her, Woman, believe me, that the hour comes, when neither in this mount, neither in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Jesus saith to her: Woman, believe me, that the hour cometh, when you shall neither on this mountain, not in Jerusalem, adore the Father. <a href="/cpdv/john/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Jesus said to her: “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you shall worship the Father, neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem. <a href="/nabre/john/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Jesus said to her, “Believe me, woman, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. <a href="/nrsvce/john/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Jesus said to her, Woman, believe me, the time is coming, when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem they will worship the Father. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Yeshua said to her, “Woman, believe me that the hour is coming in which neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship The Father.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Jesus said to her: Woman, believe me, the hour is coming, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, will you worship the Father. <a href="/godbey/john/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Jesus says to her, <FR>Believe me, woman, that the hour cometh, you will worship the Father neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Jesus saith to her, Woman, believe me, that the hour approaches, when ye shall worship the Father neither in this mountain, nor at Jerusalem. <a href="/mace/john/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Jesus said to her, woman, believe me, the time is coming when it shall be neither on this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem that ye shall worship the father. <a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Believe me," said Jesus, "the time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. <a href="/worrell/john/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Jesus saith to her, <FR>"Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when ye will, neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Jesus saith unto her, <FR>Woman, believe me, the time is coming, when ye shall worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/4-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1063" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">Jesus and the Samaritan Woman</a> …20Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.” 21<a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: Pisteue (V-PMA-2S) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">“Believe</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me,</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynai (N-VFS) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">woman,” </a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: Legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">replied,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autē (PPro-DF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/5610.htm" title="5610: hōra (N-NFS) -- Apparently a primary word; an hour.">“a time</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- To come, go. ">is coming</a> <a href="/greek/3753.htm" title="3753: hote (Adv) -- When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When.">when</a> <a href="/greek/4352.htm" title="4352: proskynēsete (V-FIA-2P) -- From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage.">you will worship</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patri (N-DMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father</a> <a href="/greek/3777.htm" title="3777: oute (Conj) -- And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even.">neither</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">on</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: toutō (DPro-DNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3735.htm" title="3735: orei (N-DNS) -- A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain).">mountain</a> <a href="/greek/3777.htm" title="3777: oute (Conj) -- And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even.">nor</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/2414.htm" title="2414: Hierosolymois (N-DNP) -- The Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem. Of Hebrew origin; Hierosolyma">Jerusalem.</a> 22You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a> Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body. <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a> At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split. <a href="/acts/7-48.htm">Acts 7:48-49</a> However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: / ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be? <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11</a> But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. <a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22</a> But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. <a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a> For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1-2</a> This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word. <a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">1 Kings 8:27</a> But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built. <a href="/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Jeremiah 3:16-17</a> “In those days, when you multiply and increase in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it, nor will another one be made. / At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts. <a href="/zechariah/14-16.htm">Zechariah 14:16-17</a> Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. / And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them. <a href="/1_timothy/2-8.htm">1 Timothy 2:8</a> Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension. <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. <a href="/philippians/3-3.htm">Philippians 3:3</a> For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh— <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16-17</a> Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? / If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. <a href="/ephesians/2-21.htm">Ephesians 2:21-22</a> In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. / And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Jesus said to her, Woman, believe me, the hour comes, when you shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.saith.<a href="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Ezekiel 14:3</a> Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them?<a href="/ezekiel/20-3.htm">Ezekiel 20:3</a> Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to inquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.when.<a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a> For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.<a href="/matthew/18-20.htm">Matthew 18:20</a> For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.<a href="/luke/21-5.htm">Luke 21:5,6,24</a> And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, … worship.<a href="/john/4-23.htm">John 4:23</a> But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a> Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a> Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/3-18.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/3-33.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/john/4-6.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/john/4-20.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/john/4-17.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/4-20.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/john/3-24.htm">Time</a> <a href="/john/4-1.htm">Word</a> <a href="/john/4-20.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/4-41.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/4-26.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/john/4-23.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/john/4-45.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/john/4-26.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/6-3.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/john/4-23.htm">Time</a> <a href="/john/4-39.htm">Word</a> <a href="/john/4-22.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">John 4</div>1. <a href="/john/4-1.htm">Jesus talks with a woman of Samaria, and reveals his identity to her.</a> 27. <a href="/john/4-27.htm">His disciples marvel.</a> 31. <a href="/john/4-31.htm">He declares to them his zeal for God's glory.</a> 39. <a href="/john/4-39.htm">Many Samaritans believe on him.</a> 43. <a href="/john/4-43.htm">He departs into Galilee, and heals the ruler's son that lay sick at Capernaum.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>"Believe Me, woman," Jesus replied In this phrase, Jesus addresses the Samaritan woman at the well. The term "woman" is a respectful form of address, similar to "ma'am" today. Jesus' command to "believe Me" emphasizes the authority of His message. This encounter is significant as it breaks cultural norms; Jews typically avoided Samaritans due to longstanding enmity (<a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24-41</a>). Jesus' willingness to engage with her highlights His mission to reach all people, transcending ethnic and social barriers."a time is coming" This phrase indicates a prophetic statement about a future change in worship practices. Jesus often spoke of future events, pointing to the coming of the Kingdom of God. This anticipates the new covenant, which would be established through His death and resurrection. The "time" refers to the era inaugurated by Jesus' ministry, death, and resurrection, leading to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2)."when you will worship the Father" Here, Jesus emphasizes the object of true worship: the Father. This reflects the intimate relationship believers are invited into, as children of God (<a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Romans 8:15</a>). Worship is not about location but about relationship and spirit. Jesus' teaching aligns with the Shema, a central declaration of Jewish faith, which calls for love and devotion to God (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>)."neither on this mountain" The mountain refers to Mount Gerizim, where Samaritans built a temple rivaling the one in Jerusalem. This temple was destroyed in 128 BC by the Jews, deepening the divide between the two groups. Jesus' statement challenges the Samaritan belief that Mount Gerizim was the proper place of worship, as they considered it the original holy site chosen by God (<a href="/deuteronomy/11-29.htm">Deuteronomy 11:29</a>)."nor in Jerusalem." Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship, home to the Temple where sacrifices were made. Jesus' words foreshadow the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in AD 70 and the shift from temple-based worship to a more personal, spiritual worship. This reflects the prophecy in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a> about a new covenant, where God's law is written on hearts rather than stone tablets. Jesus' ministry fulfills and transcends the old covenant, making worship accessible to all believers, regardless of location.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the Son of God, who engages in a profound conversation with the Samaritan woman, revealing deep spiritual truths. 2. <a href="/topical/s/samaritan_woman.htm">Samaritan Woman</a> A resident of Samaria, she encounters Jesus at Jacob's well. Her interaction with Jesus breaks social norms and leads to a revelation about true worship. 3. <a href="/topical/m/mount_gerizim.htm">Mount Gerizim</a> The mountain where Samaritans traditionally worshiped, representing a significant religious site for them. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where the Jewish temple was located, considered the central place of worship for Jews. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jacob's_well.htm">Jacob's Well</a> The setting of this encounter, a historical and significant location for both Jews and Samaritans.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/true_worship_transcends_location.htm">True Worship Transcends Location</a> Jesus teaches that worship is not about the physical location but about the heart's posture. Believers are called to worship God in spirit and truth, focusing on a personal relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/b/breaking_cultural_barriers.htm">Breaking Cultural Barriers</a> Jesus' interaction with the Samaritan woman demonstrates breaking cultural and social barriers for the sake of the Gospel. Christians are encouraged to reach out beyond societal norms to share God's love. <a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_the_gospel.htm">The Universality of the Gospel</a> The message of salvation and true worship is for all people, regardless of their background or location. This universality calls believers to embrace and share the Gospel with everyone. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_worship.htm">Spiritual Worship</a> Worship involves more than rituals or traditions; it requires a genuine connection with God through the Holy Spirit. Believers should seek to cultivate a heart of worship that is sincere and aligned with God's truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 4</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'dust_to_dust'_mean.htm">What does 'Unity in Christ' signify?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_we_worship_in_spirit_and_truth.htm">How do we worship in spirit and truth?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_the_city_of_god.htm">What defines the City of God?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_psalm_150_1_relevant_today.htm">How does Psalm 150:1 remain relevant when the “sanctuary” no longer exists as it did in ancient times?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) Woman (comp. Note on <a href="/john/2-4.htm" title="Jesus said to her, Woman, what have I to do with you? my hour is not yet come.">John 2:4</a>), believe me, the hour cometh.--Better, there cometh an hour. The Authorised version of the latter clause gives the correct sense, if it is punctuated as follows: "When ye shall, neither in this mountain nor yet in Jerusalem, worship the Father;" "when ye shall worship, but without the limitation of holy places; when ye shall worship the Father of mankind, before whom Jew, and Samaritan, and Gentile are brethren." Both these thoughts are suggested by her words. She had referred in the past tense to the worship on Gerizim, when for more than a century and a half the temple had been in ruins, but she refers in the present to the temple at Jerusalem, where the form of worship was every day gone through. From that temple He had just come. The ruins of the one are before Him, the ruins of the other are present to His thoughts (<a href="/context/john/2-18.htm" title="Then answered the Jews and said to him, What sign show you to us, seeing that you do these things?">John 2:18-22</a>). Both centres of local worship are to cease. She had referred more than once to the claim which arose from direct descent from the patriarch (<a href="/context/john/4-12.htm" title="Are you greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?">John 4:12-20</a>). But the Father is God, and the hour coming, and then present (<a href="/john/4-23.htm" title="But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him.">John 4:23</a>), in Christ's mission, had the Fatherhood of God and the sonship of humanity as its message to the world.In this mountain.--Sychar was between Ebal and Gerizim, and she would point out the holy mountain with the ruins of the temple then in sight.The contrast between "our fathers" and the emphatic "ye" carries back the thoughts to the rival temple and worship on Mount Gerizim from the time of Nehemiah. The enmity took its rise in the refusal to accept the help of the Samaritans in the restoration of the temple at Jerusalem (<a href="/ezra/4-2.htm" title="Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said to them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as you do; and we do sacrifice to him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up here.">Ezra 4:2</a>; comp. <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm" title="And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelled in the cities thereof.">2Kings 17:24</a> et seq.). The next step is recorded in <a href="/nehemiah/13-28.htm" title="And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.">Nehemiah 13:28</a>. Manasseh, the son of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, had married a daughter of Sanballat, and was chased from Jerusalem. Sanballat thereupon supported his son-in-law in establishing a rival worship, but it is not clear that the temple was built until a century later, in the time of Alexander the Great. The authority for the details of the history is Josephus (Ant. xi. 8, ? 2), but he seems to confuse Sanballat the Persian satrap, with Sanballat the Horonite. In any case, from the erection of the temple on Mount Gerizim, the schism was complete. The temple was destroyed by John Hyrcanus, about B.C. 129 (Ant. xiii. 9, ? 1), but the mountain on which it stood continued to be, and is to this day, the holy place of the Samaritans. All travellers in the Holy Land describe their Passover, still eaten on this mountain in accordance with the ritual of the Pentateuch. They claimed that this mountain, and not Jerusalem, was the true scene of the sacrifice of Isaac, and Gentile tradition marked it out as the meeting-place with Melchizedek (Euseb. Pr?p. Evang. ix. 22). In accordance with their claim, they had changed in every instance the reading of the Pentateuch, "God will choose a spot" (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-14.htm" title="But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you.">Deuteronomy 12:14</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/18-6.htm" title="And if a Levite come from any of your gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind to the place which the LORD shall choose;">Deuteronomy 18:6</a>, &c.), into "He has chosen," i.e., Gerizim. "Ebal," in <a href="/deuteronomy/27-5.htm" title="And there shall you build an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones: you shall not lift up any iron tool on them.">Deuteronomy 27:5</a>, had become "Gerizim," and the Ten Commandments in Exodus and Deuteronomy are followed by an interpolated command to erect an altar in Mount Gerizim. Jerusalem, on the other hand, had never once been named in the Pentateuch, which was the only part of the Jewish canon which they accepted. It was but a modern city in comparison with the claim that Gerizin was a holy place from the time of Abraham downwards. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 21-24. - (d) The spiritual nature of God and his worship. Verse 21. - Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me - a unique expression of Jesus, answering to the Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν, of many other passages, where the acknowledgment of his Divine commission had been virtually ceded; this expression is peculiarly suitable to the occasion - that an hour is coming. He does not add, as in ver. 23, "and now is." The Divine order which links the events of God's providence together, has not made it possible as yet in its fulness, as it will do when the revelation is complete, but the hour is drawing near, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, will ye worship the Father. Christ did not say that either Samaritans or Jews were exclusively right in their preference for one local shrine or place of sacrificial worship; but he declared the sublime truth that the worship of the Father would soon prove itself to be independent of both alike and of all the limitations of place and ceremony. Every place would be as sacred and as hallowed as these notable shrines, when the full character and real nature of the object of worship became fully known. The Father was a name for God not unknown to Jew or Gentile; but so overlaid, suspected, defamed, forgotten, that the emphasis which Jesus laid upon it came with the force of a new revelation of God's relation to man. Man is born in the image of God, and partakes of the nature and essence of the Supreme Being, and it is in God's true nature and veritable relations with men that he will be eventually adored. When Christ speaks of "my Father" he refers to the specialty of revelation of the fatherhood in his own incarnation. The Father was only partially known in and by all the dispensations of nature and grace, but he was especially revealed in the whole of the prolonged series of facts and symbols and prophetic teachings which constituted the religion of Israel; and Christ will not allow this great revelation of the Father to pass unaccredited or to be ignored by one whom he essays to teach. <a href="/commentaries/john/4-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>“Believe Πίστευέ (Pisteue) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. Me, μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. woman,” γύναι (gynai) Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. replied, Λέγει (Legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “a time ὥρα (hōra) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5610.htm">Strong's 5610: </a> Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'. is coming ἔρχεται (erchetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. when ὅτε (hote) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3753.htm">Strong's 3753: </a> When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When. you will worship προσκυνήσετε (proskynēsete) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4352.htm">Strong's 4352: </a> From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Father Πατρί (Patri) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. neither οὔτε (oute) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3777.htm">Strong's 3777: </a> And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even. on ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. this τούτῳ (toutō) Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. mountain ὄρει (orei) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3735.htm">Strong's 3735: </a> A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain). nor οὔτε (oute) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3777.htm">Strong's 3777: </a> And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Jerusalem. Ἱεροσολύμοις (Hierosolymois) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2414.htm">Strong's 2414: </a> The Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem. 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