Bible verse

John 4:24

God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

John 4:24 · BSB

John 4:24 in context

The verses around it, from John 4.

20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

21 “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

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

23 But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.

24 God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

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

26 Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.”

27 Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”

28 Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,

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John 4:24 in other translations

KJV

God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

ASV

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

ERV

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

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