John 4:20
What meaning of the john 4:20 in the Bible?
What does John 4:20 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship."
What does John 4:20 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship."
Verse John 4:20. _WORSHIPPED IN THIS MOUNTAIN_] Probably pointing to Mount _Gerizim_, at the foot of which Sychar was situated. The patriarchs had worshipped here - Jacob builded an altar on this moun...
OUR FATHERS - The Samaritans; perhaps also meaning to intimate that the patriarchs had done it also. See Genesis 12:6; Genesis 33:20. WORSHIPPED - Had a place of worship. IN THIS MOUNTAIN - Mount Ger...
CHAPTER 4 _ 1. He Must Needs Pass Through Samaria. (John 4:1 .)_ 2. At Sychar's Well; Jesus and the Samaritan Woman. (John 4:6 .) 3. The Woman's Witness and the Believing Samaritans. (John 4:27 .)...
IV. 1- 42. CHRIST IN SAMARIA. John 4:1. Christ and the Samaritan Woman. The Lord (for the title _cf. John 6:23_, John 11:2; John 20:20; John 21:7, with certain parts of Lk., _e.g._ Luke 18:6 *), havin...
OUR FATHERS WORSHIPED IN THIS MOUNTAIN; AND YE SAY, THAT IN JERUSALEM IS THE PLACE WHERE MEN OUGHT TO WORSHIP. Partly to turn attention from her sinful life, and partly to have him settle. great contr...
BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS (John 4:1-9)...
WORSHIPPED. App-137. THIS MOUNTAIN. Gerizim. The well was at its foot. (See Deuteronomy 27:12.) MEN OUGHT. it is necessary....
John 2:13 TO JOHN 11:57. The Work We here enter on the second portion of the first main division of the Gospel, thus subdivided: The Work (1) among _Jews_, (2) among _Samaritans_, (3) among _Galilean...
THE WORK AMONG SAMARITANS The whole section is peculiar to S. John, and is evidently the narrative of an eyewitness: of the Synoptists S. Luke alone, the writer of ‘the Universal Gospel,’ mentions an...
VER 19. THE WOMAN SAID TO HIM, SIR, I PERCEIVE THAT YOU ARE A PROPHET. 20. OUR FATHERS WORSHIPPED IN THIS MOUNTAIN; AND YOU SAY, THAT IN JERUSALEM IS THE PLACE WHERE MEN OUGHT TO WORSHIP. 21. JESUS SA...
_THIS CAN BE THE CHRIST BECAUSE HE OFFERS LIVING WATER -- JOHN 4:1-26:_ At Jacob's well Jesus met a sinful, Samaritan woman. Some of Jesus greatest teaching was done to just one student. He spoke to t...
ΠΡΟΣΕΚΫ́ΝΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΡΟΣΚΥΝΈΩ (G4352) поклоняться. _Aor._ рассматривает весь процесс поклонения с момента появления самарянского храма или религии как одно единое действие ΠΡΟΣΚΥΝΕΊΝ _p...
OUR FATHERS WORSHIPPED IN THIS MOUNTAIN;— Whom the woman meant by the appellation of_fathers,_ is a point much disputed: they who think that she meant the Ephraimites, from whom the Samaritans pretend...
TRUE WORSHIPPERS OF GOD _Text 4:19-26_ 19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 4:20-30 In the last chapter we continued our exposition of John 4 down to the end of verse 19. It is of surpassing interest to follow the course of the Savior’s...
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. OUR FATHERS WORSHIPPED IN THIS MOUNTAIN - that is, mount Gerizim (; ; ; ). In the Sam...
19 The ancient controversy between Jerusalem and Samaria was most bitter in connection with the proper place of worship. Of course Jerusalem was right and Samaria was wrong, for God had chosen the cit...
4:20 worshipped (a-3) _ Proskuneo_ , and so to ver. 24. see Matthew 4:10 ....
THE SAMARITAN WOMAN 1-42. Christ in Samaria. The ministry in Samaria is recorded because it is the author's design to exhibit Christ as the Saviour, not only of Israel, but of the world (John 4:42)....
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 4 JESUS TALKS TO A WOMAN IN *SAMARIA 4:1-26 V1 The *Pharisees heard that Jesus was *baptising more people than John the...
OUR FATHERS WORSHIPPED. — She gives a sudden turn to the conversation. It is not that the question of worship is the all-engrossing problem of her mind, for which she seeks solution at this prophet’s...
CHAPTER 10 JESUS DECLARES HIMSELF. “The woman answered and said unto Him, I have no husband. Jesus saith unto her, Thou saidst well, I have no husband: for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom th...
οἱ πατέρες … δεῖ προσκυνεῖν. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain, Gerizim, at whose base we are standing, etc. On Gerizim were proclaimed the blessings recorded Deuteronomy 28. Sanballat erected o...
THE TRUE WORSHIP OF THE FATHER OF ALL John 4:15-26 What a train of memories our Lord's words evoked! A spasm of remorse seized the woman, as she remembered the grave within her heart where her first...
The words, "He must needs pass through Samaria" are arresting. The final explanation must be found in His dealing with the woman of Samaria. In itself, it is a radiant revelation of His method as He l...
(3) Our fathers worshipped in this (f) mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. (3) All the religion of superstitious people stands for the most part upon two...
Our fathers adored on this mountain, &c. She means Jacob and the ancient patriarchs, whom the Samaritans called their fathers; and by the mountain, that of Garizim, where the Samaritans had built a te...
CHAPTER 10 JESUS PREACHES TO THE SAMARITAN WOMAN John 4:1-41. _“When our Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John (indeed, Jesus himself did not...
I. JESUS AND THE SAMARITAN WOMAN: JOHN 4:1-26. In this first phase we see how Jesus succeeds in awaking faith in a soul which was a stranger to all spiritual life. The historical situation is describ...
And he must needs go through Samaria. (5) Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. (6) Now Jacob's well was there. J...
The opening verses (John 1:1-18) introduce the most glorious subject which God Himself ever gave in employing the pen of man; not only the most glorious in point of theme, but in the profoundest point...
20._Our fathers. _It is a mistaken opinion which some hold, that the woman, finding the reproof to be disagreeable and hateful, cunningly changes the subject. On the contrary, she passes from what is...
And now Jesus, being driven away by the jealousy of the Jews, begins His ministry outside that people, while still acknowledging their true position in the dealings of God. He goes away into Galilee;...
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 hear...
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Ver. 20. _Our fathers, &c._] No sooner doth she acknowledge him a prophet, but she seek...
_The woman saith, Sir, I perceive thou art a prophet_ “To find a person who was a perfect stranger, and who, on account of the national animosity, could not be suspected of having any intercourse with...
THIS MOUNTAIN; mount Gerizim, which lay at a little distance from Sychar. As she perceived him to be a prophet, she appealed to him to decide a disputed question between the Samaritans and the Jews ab...
A question as to true worship:...
A SAMARITAN WOMAN GIVEN THE WATER OF LIFE (vs.1-26) The Lord now leaves Judea because He knew the Pharisees' thoughts as to His baptizing more disciples than John. Not that the Lord Himself did the...
4-26 There was great hatred between the Samaritans and the Jews. Christ's road from Judea to Galilee lay through Samaria. We should not go into places of temptation but when we needs must; and then m...
OUR FATHERS WORSHIPPED IN THIS MOUNTAIN; the mount Gerizim, which was an exceeding high mountain, and near unto Sichem. Jacob made an altar thereabouts, which he called El-elohe-Israel, GENESIS 33:20....
Origen de Principiis Book I " For the Samaritan woman, believing Him to be a Jew, was inquiring of Him whether God ought to be worshipped in Jerusalem or on this mountain; and her words were, "All our...
John 4:20 Our G2257 fathers G3962 worshiped G4352 (G5656) on G1722 this G5129 mountain G3735 and G2532 you G5210 say G3004 (G5719) that G3754 in G1722 Jerusalem G2414 is G2076 (G5748) place G5117 wher...
THE SAMARITAN WOMAN (JOHN 4:4). In this story of the Samaritan woman in John 4:4 Jesus depicts Himself as the Gift of God Who can give men living water (John 4:10), and can thus give men a spring of w...
The general object aimed at in the relation of the story of Nicodemus in chap. 3 is pursued in the account given us in this section of the interview of Jesus, first with the Samaritan woman, and then...
IN THIS MOUNTAIN (εν τω ορε τουτω). Jacob's Well is at the foot of Mount Gerizim toward which she pointed. Sanballat erected a temple on this mountain which was destroyed by John Hyrcanus B.C. 129....
John 4:19 God is Spirit; worship in spirit I. Christ lived in another region than that of religious quarrel. To Him, both Judaism and Samaritanism were worn-out forms of truth, and He came to put the...
I have often read this chapter in your hearing, and you have often read it yourselves; but the Word of God is not like the grapes of an earthly vine, which when once trodden are exhausted. You may com...
CONTENTS: Jesus and the Samaritan woman. The indwelling Spirit. The nobleman's son healed. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, John the Baptist, Pharisees, Jacob, Joseph, woman of Samaria, her husband, n...
John 4:1. _When therefore the Lord knew how the pharisees,_ chiefly priests, and many of them principal members of the council, _had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John._ The p...
But you Jews say THAT JERUSALEM IS THE PLACE. She does this partly to turn attention from herself, and partly to solve the "live question" of where to worship God. The Samaritans had their own temple...
_When therefore the Lord knew_ THE FIRST VISIT TO SAMARIA I. THE STORY ITSELF. 1. The memorable halt (John 4:1). 2. The surprising request (John 4:7). 3. The opened vista (John 4:10). 4. The pro...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:20 OUR FATHERS WORSHIPED ON THIS MOUNTAIN. From Mount Gerizim (Deuteronomy 11:29; Deuteronomy 27:12), the blessings for keeping the covenant were announced. The Samaritans’ version...
1-54 CHAPTER 4 _When therefore Jesus knew_, &c.... _than John_, that is, than John _had_ made and baptized, says S. Augustine (lib. 2 _, de cons. Evang., c._ 18), for John was now in prison. For the...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 4:1. These verses form an historical introductory note prefixed to and explaining our Lord’s ministry in Samaria. He left Judæa to avoid conflict with the Pharis...
EXPOSITION JOHN 4:1 7. _The ministry and revelation of the Lord to those beyond the strict compass of the theocracy. _This passage describes an incident of consummate interest, and records a specime...
Now when the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (though Jesus himself baptized none, but his disciples,) (John 4:1) Now this can mean one of...
1 Chronicles 21:26; 1 Chronicles 22:1; 1 Kings 9:3; 2 Chronicles 6:6; 2 Chronicles 7:12; 2 Chronicles 7:16; 2 Kings 17:26; Deuteronomy 12:5; Deuteronomy 27:12;
Our fathers. Probably meaning the ancestors of the Samaritans, as far back as the building of the temple on Mount Gerizim in the time of Nehemiah. This temple had been destroyed by John Hyrcanus, 129...
THE WOMAN AT THE WELL John 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we enter this remarkable story, we wish to suggest three distinct things concerning our Lord. 1. THE LORD WEARY AND WORN. We read that "being w...
The instant she perceived this, she proposes what she thought the most important of all questions. This mountain — Pointing to Mount Gerizim. Sanballat, by the permission of Alexander the Great, had b...