The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
20 "Our fathers worshipped on this mountain, but you people say that the place where one has to worship is in Yerushalayim."
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Our fathers gave worship on this mountain, but you Jews say that the right place for worship is in Jerusalem.
21 Yeshua said, "Lady, believe me, the time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Yerushalayim.
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Jesus said to her, Woman, take my word for this; the time is coming when you will not give worship to the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.
22 You people don't know what you are worshipping; we worship what we do know, because salvation comes from the Jews.
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You give worship, but without knowledge of what you are worshipping: we give worship to what we have knowledge of: for salvation comes from the Jews.
23 But the time is coming -- indeed, it's here now -- when the true worshippers will worship the Father spiritually and truly, for these are the kind of people the Father wants worshipping him.
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But the time is coming, and is even now here, when the true worshippers will give worship to the Father in the true way of the spirit, for these are the worshippers desired by the Father.
24 God is spirit; and worshippers must worship him spiritually and truly."
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God is Spirit: then let his worshippers give him worship in the true way of the spirit.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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