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John 4:20

Jerusalem
Praise and worship

18 In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”

19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

21 “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
KJV
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
WEB
Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.”
ASV
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
DARBY
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain, and ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where one must worship.
BLB
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you⁺ say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary to worship.”
ÅB
Våre fedre tilba på dette fjell, og dere sier at i Jerusalem er det sted hvor en skal tilbe.
OTB
Våre forfedre tilba på dette fjellet, men dere jøder sier at stedet hvor vi må tilbe, er i Jerusalem.»
B1930
Våre fedre tilbad på dette fjell, og I sier at i Jerusalem er det sted hvor en skal tilbede.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 12:5–11

    Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.

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  • Genesis 33:18–20

    After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.

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  • 2 Chronicles 7:12

    the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.

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  • Genesis 12:6–7

    Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.

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  • Deuteronomy 11:29

    When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.

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  • Deuteronomy 27:12

    “When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

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  • 1 Chronicles 22:1

    Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God, as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

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  • Psalms 78:68

    But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.

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