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Godὁ θεόςis spirit,πνεῦμαandκαὶthose whoτοὺςworshipπροσκυνοῦνταςhimαὐτὸνmustδεῖworshipπροσκυνεῖνinἐνspiritπνεύματιandκαὶtruth.”ἀληθείᾳ
John 4:24
Study it in the app“God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.””
Jesus tells the Samaritan woman the Father seeks worshipers in spirit and truthPraise and worship
With the Greek beneath
John 4:24, word by word
- Godθεόςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- is spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- worshipπροσκυνοῦνταςproskynountas
worship
To give honor and devotion to God, or other gods.
Where else “proskynountas” appears- mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- truthἀληθείᾳalētheiai
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheiai” appears
The context
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.
24 · This verse (above)
25The woman says to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (the one called Anointed); when he comes, he will declare all things to us.”
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?