John 4:23-25
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and truth;[a] and indeed the Father seeks such people to worship him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and truth.”(A) 25 [b]The woman said to him, “I know that the Messiah is coming,(B) the one called the Anointed; when he comes, he will tell us everything.”
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- 4:23 In Spirit and truth: not a reference to an interior worship within one’s own spirit. The Spirit is the spirit given by God that reveals truth and enables one to worship God appropriately (Jn 14:16–17). Cf. “born of water and Spirit” (Jn 3:5).
- 4:25 The expectations of the Samaritans are expressed here in Jewish terminology. They did not expect a messianic king of the house of David but a prophet like Moses (Dt 18:15).
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