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John 4:23–25

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23But wthe hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in bspirit and in ctruth: for the Father dseeketh such to worship him. 24eGod is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in bspirit and in ctruth. 25The woman saith unto him, I know that fMessias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, ghe will htell us all things.

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Footnotes

  1. wSee ch. 5:25.
  2. bPhil. 3:3. Comp. Jude 20.
  3. bPhil. 3:3. Comp. Jude 20.
  4. fch. 1:41.
  5. gDeut. 18:18. Comp. ver. 29. 39.
  6. hch. 16:13, 14, 15 (Gk.).

Cross references

  1. cPs. 145:18.
  2. dLuke 19:10.
  3. e2 Cor. 3:17?
  4. cPs. 145:18.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.” The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and in truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and in truth.”

The woman said to him, “I know that the Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”

NLTNew Living Translation

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.”

The woman said, “I know the Messiah is coming—the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But an hour is coming—and now is here—when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for indeed the Father seeks such people to be his worshipers. God is spirit, and the ones who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (the one called Christ); “whenever that one comes, he will proclaim all things to us.”