Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
American Standard Version
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
God is Spirit and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
Anderson New Testament
God is spirit; and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Bible in Basic English
God is Spirit: then let his worshippers give him worship in the true way of the spirit.
Common New Testament
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
Daniel Mace New Testament
God is a spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Darby Translation
God is a spirit; and they who worship him must worship him in spirit and truth.
Godbey New Testament
God is a Spirit, and it behooveth those who worship Him to worship in spirit and in truth.
Goodspeed New Testament
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship him in spirit and in sincerity."
John Wesley New Testament
God is a spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Julia Smith Translation
God a Spirit: and they worshipping him must worship in spirit and truth.
King James 2000
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
God [is] spirit, and the ones who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
Modern King James verseion
God is a spirit, and they who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
God is a spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit, and truth."
Moffatt New Testament
God is Spirit, and his worshippers must worship him in Spirit and in reality."
Montgomery New Testament
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."
NET Bible
God is spirit, and the people who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
New Heart English Bible
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
Noyes New Testament
God is a spirit; and they who worship must worship in spirit and in truth.
Sawyer New Testament
God is a Spirit, and those that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
The Emphasized Bible
God is, spirit; and, they that worship him, in spirit and truth, must needs worship.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
God is a Spirit: and they who worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Twentieth Century New Testament
God is Spirit; and those who worship him must worship spiritually and truly."
Webster
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Weymouth New Testament
God is Spirit; and those who worship Him must bring Him true spiritual worship."
Williams New Testament
God is a spiritual Being, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and reality."
World English Bible
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
Worrell New Testament
God is a spirit; and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
Worsley New Testament
God is a spirit, and they that worship Him, must worship in spirit and truth.
Youngs Literal Translation
God is a Spirit, and those worshipping Him, in spirit and truth it doth behove to worship.'
Themes
Divine Requirements » Spiritual necessities emphasized by Christ » New Birth
God » Should be worshipped in spirit and in truth
Jesus Christ » History of » Visits sychar and teaches the samaritan woman
Prayer » Should be offered up » With the spirit and understanding
Prayer » Should be offered up » With truth
Samaria » Country of » Jesus travels through
Shechem » Also called sychar, a city of refuge in mount ephraim » Jesus visits; disciples made in
Sincerity » Should characterize » Our service to God
Spiritual » Spiritual necessities emphasized by Christ » New Birth
Truth » Saints should worship God in
Truth » Saints should » Worship God in
Worship » Divinity of Christ » True attitude in
Worship » What those that worship God must do
true and false Worship » Divinity of Christ of heavenly bodies » Of God, universal
Interlinear
Pneuma
Devotionals
Devotionals about John 4:24
Devotionals containing John 4:24
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 4:24
Prayers for John 4:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Conversation With A Samaritan Woman
23 But an hour comes, and now is, when the TRUE worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for also the Father seeks such kind who worship him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. 25 The woman says to him, I know that Messiah comes, he who is called Christ. When that man comes he will declare all things to us.
Names
Cross References
2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of Lord is, there is liberty.
Matthew 15:8-9
This people comes near me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far distant from me.
Philippians 3:3
For we are the circumcision, men who worship in spirit to God, and who boast in Christ Jesus, and not being confident in flesh.
1 Samuel 16:7
But LORD said to Samuel, Do not look on his countenance, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For [LORD sees] not as man sees, for man looks on the outward appearance, but LORD looks on the heart.
Psalm 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou will not despise.
Psalm 66:18
If I regard iniquity in my heart, LORD will not hear.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, also with him who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart o
Psalm 50:23
Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me. And to him who orders his way [aright] I will show the salvation of God.
Psalm 50:13-15
Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our pride is this (the testimony from our conscience), that we behave in the world in the simplicity and purity of God, not by fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and especially toward you.
1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, alone wise, to God is honor and glory into the ages of the ages. Truly.