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John 4:19-20

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

I perceive that thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain: How pleased she was to get away from that unpleasant subject of her five husbands and the man who was not her husband! How anxious people are to salve their consciences by discussing religious matters of a general character! When you come a little too close to them, they...

John 4:19

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. It would have been a sign of better things if she had said, “Lord, I perceive that I am a sinner;” but that confession had to be made a little farther on. How apt people are rather to think about the preacher than about themselves! If half the criticisms which are passed upon...

John 4:20-23

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour...

John 4:20-23

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what. We know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true...

John 4:20

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. “There are so many sects, can you tell me which is the right one?” That is the question which men often put to us when we begin to touch their consciences.

John 4:20-24

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour...

John 4:21

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. This question is of very temporary interest. The hour cometh, when neither of these places, nor yet any other, shall be considered saved.

John 4:21-22

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

The hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. They have the oracles of God. The Saviour comes of the Jews. They are right as far as they follow the instruction they have received; and you Samaritans are wrong in...

John 4:21

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. “There shall be an abolition of all specially-holy shrines, for all places shall be alike holy. There shall be a putting an end to all your traditions, and your forms of worship, for God shall be worshipped...

John 4:22-24

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. No longer is any consecrated...

John 4:22-26

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. The woman saith unto him, I...

John 4:23-26

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

-For the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. And she believed it, for what she had heard...

John 4:23-24

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth All the true worship in the world is of God’s seeking. None would ever worship him aright if he did not lead them...

John 4:24-27

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. And upon this came his disciples,-- This gracious work of the Master had been done in...

John 4:25-26

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

The woman saith unto him. I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. This great truth burst upon her with all the force of a divine revelation, and faith came with the information. The words that had gone before had prepared her to expect this...

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