20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you people[a] say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary to worship.” 21 Jesus said to her, “Believe me, woman, that an hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. 22 You worship what you do not know. We worship what we know, because salvation is from the Jews.

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Footnotes

  1. John 4:20 Here “people” is supplied in the translation because the Greek pronoun is plural

20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain,(A) but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”(B)

21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming(C) when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.(D) 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know;(E) we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.(F)

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