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Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
John 4:20 — KJV
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John 4:20
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
John 4:20
Verse 20 of 54
Commentary
Commentary on John 4:20
Theological / DevotionalThis mountain. That is, Mt. Gerizim, at whose foot lay Sychar and Jacob’s Well. The Samaritans had erected a temple on Gerizim about 432 B.C. but this had lain in ruins since its destruction by John Hyrcanus about 129 B.C. (see p. 33). For comment on the Samaritans and their religion see pp. 18, 45.
Men ought to worship. To this woman, as to most Jews and Samaritans, religion consisted essentially in the forms connected with worship. She did not yet realize that “true worshippers” are those who “worship the Father in spirit and in truth” (v. 23).
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