18. Really you have had five husbands, and the man you live with now is not your husband. You told the truth.”
19. The woman said, “Sir, I can see that you are a prophet.
20. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that Jerusalem is the place where people must worship.”
21. Jesus said, “Believe me, woman. The time is coming when neither in Jerusalem nor on this mountain will you actually worship the Father.
22. You Samaritans worship something you don’t understand. We understand what we worship, because salvation comes from the Jews.
23. The time is coming when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, and that time is here already. You see, the Father too is actively seeking such people to worship him.
24. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”