John 4:22

22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.

John 4:22 in Other Translations

KJV
22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
ESV
22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.
NLT
22 You Samaritans know very little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews.
MSG
22 You worship guessing in the dark; we Jews worship in the clear light of day. God's way of salvation is made available through the Jews.
CSB
22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know. We worship what we do know, because salvation is from the Jews.

John 4:22 In-Context

20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”
21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

Cross References 2

  • 1. 2 Kings 17:28-41
  • 2. Isaiah 2:3; Romans 3:1,2; Romans 9:4,5; Romans 15:8,9
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