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Youὑμεῖςworshipπροσκυνεῖτεwhatὃyou do notοὐκknow;οἴδατεweἡμεῖςworshipπροσκυνοῦμενwhatὃwe know,οἴδαμενforὅτιsalvationἡ σωτηρίαisἐστίνfromἐκthe Jews.τῶν Ἰουδαίων
John 4:22
Study it in the app“You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.”
Jesus tells the Samaritan woman the Father seeks worshipers in spirit and truthPraise and worship
With the Greek beneath
John 4:22, word by word
- worshipπροσκυνεῖτεproskyneite
worship
To give honor and devotion to God, or other gods.
Where else “proskyneite” appears- knowοἴδατεoidate
know someone
To have dealings with someone and know who he is.
Where else “oidate” appears- salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria
salvation
Salvation.
Where else “sōtēria” appears- isἐστίνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiōn” appears
The context
21Jesus says to her, “Believe me, woman, an hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
22 · This verse (above)
23But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father seeks such people as those who worship him.
To study John 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus ask of the Samaritan woman at the well, and what does he offer her? (vv. 7-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says God seeks worshipers who worship “in spirit and truth.” What answer does he give to her question about the place? (vv. 20-24)
3. How I live it
The woman left her water jar and told others what had happened to her (vv. 28-29). Whom could you invite to “come and see” something good?