john-4:22-24,-psalm-95:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:24

The fallacy of holy places. I. THE FALLACY EMPHATICALLY STATED . Up to this point in the conversation the woman has not the slightest idea that religious matters are in question; but immediately on concluding that Jesus is a Prophet, she proceeds to show that she can talk about religion as well as other people. Jesus seeks to fasten her up in a corner where she may be dealt with according to her individual sin and individual need, and so she tries to escape away into a general... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 4:22

Ye worship ye know not what - This probably refers to the comparative ignorance and corruption of the Samaritan worship. Though they received the five books of Moses, yet they rejected the prophets, and of course all that the prophets had said respecting the true God. Originally, also, they had joined the worship of idols to that of the true God. See 2 Kings 17:26-34. They had, moreover, no authority for building their temple and conducting public worship by sacrifices there. On all these... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 4:23

But the hour cometh, and now is - The old dispensation is about to pass away, and the new one to commence. “Already” there is so much light that God may be worshipped acceptably in any place.The true worshippers - All who truly and sincerely worship God. They who do it with the heart, and not merely in form.In spirit - The word “spirit,” here, stands opposed to rites and ceremonies, and to the pomp of external worship. It refers to the “mind,” the “soul,” the “heart.” They shall worship God... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 4:24

God is A spirit - This is the second reason why men should worship him in spirit and in truth. By this is meant that God is without a body; that he is not material or composed of parts; that he is invisible, in every place, pure and holy. This is one of the first truths of religion, and one of the sublimest ever presented to the mind of man. Almost all nations have had some idea of God as gross or material, but the Bible declares that he is a pure spirit. As he is such a spirit, he dwells not... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 4:22

John 4:22. Ye worship ye know not what Or rather, as the original words, υμεις προσκυνειτε ο ουκ οιδατε , ye worship what ye know not, that is, ye Samaritans are ignorant, not only of the place, but, in a great measure, also of the very object of worship. They believed indeed, in a sense, in the one living and true God, as the Jews did; drawing their knowledge of him from the five books of Moses, the authority of which they acknowledged. But as they did not receive the writings of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 4:23

John 4:23. But the hour cometh and now is The fixed and stated time, concerning which it was of old determined when it should come, even the accepted time and day of salvation. And when our Lord thus spoke, it was coming in its full strength, lustre, and perfection. As if he had said, The thing you are chiefly concerned to know is, that a dispensation of religion is now beginning, under which all languages, countries, and places being sanctified, men are to worship God, not in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 4:24

John 4:24. God is a Spirit. &c. “As a further answer to the woman’s question, our Lord delivered a doctrine which may justly be called his own, as it exhibits an idea of God, and of the worship which is due to him, far more sublime than the best things said by the philosophers on that subject.” Christ came to declare God to us, and this he has declared concerning him, that he is a Spirit, and he declared it to this poor Samaritan woman, for the meanest are concerned to know God; and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 4:1-42

23. Jesus in Samaria (John 4:1-42)When the Pharisees saw the crowds following Jesus they took an increasing interest in him. No doubt they were becoming jealous and soon might become violent. Jesus therefore decided to leave Judea for Galilee (John 4:1-3).As Jesus approached one of the villages of Samaria, he began a conversation with a Samaritan woman whom he met at a well (John 4:4-9). The woman had a similar problem to Nicodemus in that she interpreted Jesus’ words literally instead of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:22

Ye worship . . . what. See 2 Kings 17:24-34 , esp. John 4:33 . salvation = the salvation [which the prophets foretold]. Compare Luke 2:30 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:23

cometh, and now is = is coming, and is now on its way. Its coming depended on the repentance of the nation, when all the prophecies would have been fulfilled. See Acts 3:18-26 . true = real. See note on John 1:9 . App-175 . worshippers. Greek. proskunetes. Only here. spirit. App-101 . in . No Preposition with the second "in". truth. App-175 . See note on John 1:14 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 4:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 4:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 4:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 4:24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 4:22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 4:23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 4:24

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 4:1-42

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:23

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