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John 4:24

God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

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

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
πνεῦμαpneumaSpiritG4151 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
θεός,theosGod [is],G2316 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τοὺςtousthoseG3588 →
προσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasworshipingG4352 →
αὐτὸνautonHimG846 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
πνεύματιpneumatispiritG4151 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἀληθείᾳalētheiatruthG225 →
δεῖdeiit behoovesG1163 →
προσκυνεῖν.¶proskuneinto worship.G4352 →

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2 Corinthians 3:17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.Matthew 15:8–9‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.Philippians 3:3For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—1 Samuel 7:3Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”Psalms 145:18The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.Psalms 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”1 Timothy 1:17Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.Psalms 103:1Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.Psalms 66:18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.Psalms 50:23He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rights his way, I will show the salvation of God.”Psalms 50:13–15Do I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?2 Corinthians 1:12And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.Psalms 93:5Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.Isaiah 48:1“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel—but not in truth or righteousness—

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