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John Gill
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain,.... Mount Gerizim, which was just by, and within sight; so that the woman could point to it; it was so near to Shechem, or Sychar, that Jotham's voice was heard from the top of it thither, Judges 9:6. By the "fathers", this woman claims as theirs, are meant, not the immediate ancestors of the Samaritans, or those only of some few generations past; but the...
Matthew Henry
It was, more than any thing else, the glory of the land of Israel, that it was Emmanuel's land (Isa. viii. 8), not only the place of his birth, but the scene of his preaching and miracles. This land in our Saviour's time was divided into three parts: Judea in the south, Galilee in the north, and Samaria lying between them. Now, in this chapter, we have Christ in each of these three parts of that...
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 cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; That is, Mount Gerizim,--
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 worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in...
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.
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 cometh and now is, when the true worshippers shall...
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 edge off if they can; so this woman said, “Our...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman believe me, Our Saviour gave the woman good gospel advice, “Woman, believe me”
Charles H. Spurgeon
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; — This Mount Gerizim; — Joh_4:20. And ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. This she thought was a very important matter.