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John 4:24 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for John 4:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting John chapter 4 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”
John 4:24 (KJV)
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Commentary on John 4:24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. This profound declaration by Jesus to the Samaritan woman establishes the fundamental nature of God and the essential character of true worship. The Greek phrase pneuma ho theos (πνεῦμα ὁ θεός) affirms that God's essence is spirit—immaterial, invisible, and transcendent. This challenges both the Samaritan fixation on Mount Gerizim and the Jewish focus on the Jerusalem temple as the only legitimate worship location.The verb proskyneo (προσκυνέω, "worship") means to bow down or prostrate oneself in reverence. Jes...
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Cross-References for John 4:24
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“there is liberty.”
“and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.”
“who worship God in the Spirit”
“O God”
“whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place”
“Don't look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for [Yahweh sees] not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”
“immortal”
“the Lord wouldn't have listened.”
“and prepares his way so that I will show God's salvation to him.,Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God., זֹבֵחַ תּוֹדָה יְכַבְּדָנְנִי וְשָׂם דֶּרֶךְ אַרְאֶנּוּ בְּיֵשַׁע אֱלֹהִים׃ ,Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving honoureth Me; And to him that ordereth his way aright Will I show the salvation of God.',49:23 θυσία αἰνέσεως δοξάσει με καὶ ἐκεῖ ὁδός ᾗ δείξω αὐτῷ τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ θεοῦ,49:23 The sacrifice of praise will glorify me: and that is the way wherein I will shew to him the salvation of God.,,,,”
“that in holiness and sincerity of God”