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24 God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and truth.”(A) 25 [a]The woman said to him, “I know that the Messiah is coming,(B) the one called the Anointed; when he comes, he will tell us everything.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I am he,[b] the one who is speaking with you.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 4:25 The expectations of the Samaritans are expressed here in Jewish terminology. They did not expect a messianic king of the house of David but a prophet like Moses (Dt 18:15).
  2. 4:26 I am he: it could also be translated “I am,” an Old Testament self-designation of Yahweh (Is 43:3, etc.); cf. Jn 6:20; 8:24, 28, 58; 13:19; 18:5–6, 8. See note on Mk 6:50.

24 God is spirit,(A) and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ)(B) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”

26 Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.”(C)

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