John 4:24

Hashem is Ruach (Spirit) and it is necessary for the ones worshiping Him to worship in Ruach and Emes. + 4:24 Ezek 36:26-27; 37:14

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

In Context

23But a sha'ah is coming, and now is, when those of the true avodas kodesh will worship HaAv in the Ruach Hakodesh and in Emes, for indeed [Elohim] HaAv is seeking such to worship Him.

25The isha says to him, I have da'as that Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach is coming, the one being called the Messiah. When Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach comes, he will proclaim to us everything.

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Cross References

Psalms 50:13Will I eat the basar of bulls, 1 or drink the dahm of goats? 1

Psalms 51:17Adonoi, open Thou my lips; 1 and my mouth shall show forth Thy tehillah (praise). 1

Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the High and Exalted, 1 Shokhen Ad (the One Who abideth forever, i.e., Who inhabits eternity), Kadosh Shmo: 1 I dwell in marom v'kadosh (the high and holy place), 1 with him also that is of a contrite and lowly ruach, 1 to revive the ruach of the shefalim (humble, lowly ones) 1 and to revive the lev nidka'im (contrite of heart). 1

2 Corinthians 1:12For our glorying is in this: the edut (testimony) of our matzpun (conscience) + 1:12 MJ 13:18 is that without remiyah (guile, fraud, deceit) and with lev tahor + 1:12 Ps 51:12 (pure heart ), with the sincerity of Hashem + 1:12 2C 2:17 and not in the “chochmah” of the basar + 1:12 1C 1:17 but in the Chen v'Chesed of Hashem, we conducted ourselves in the Olam Hazeh, and more especially toward you.

Philippians 3:3For we are the Bnei HaMilah, + 3:3 Ro 2:29; Co 2:11-12 the ones whose avodas kodesh is by the Ruach Hakodesh + 3:3 Yn 4:23; Ro 8:4 and whose kavod is in Moshiach Yehoshua and who take no bitachon in the basar,

Matthew Henry on John 4:5-27

Christ at the Well of Samaria. 4 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. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. 7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. 8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 9 Then saith the woman of Samaria… Read the whole commentary →

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