John 4:22
Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
John 4:22 in other translations
| BSB | You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. |
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| WEB | You worship that which you don’t know. We worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews. |
| ASV | Ye worship that which ye know not: we worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews. |
| YLT | ye worship what ye have not known; we worship what we have known, because the salvation is of the Jews; |
| DARBY | Ye worship ye know not what; we worship what we know, for salvation is of the Jews. |
| BBE | You give worship, but without knowledge of what you are worshipping: we give worship to what we have knowledge of: for salvation comes from the Jews. |
| Webster | Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship, for salvation is from the Jews. |
What does John 4:22 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 4:21-24
21-24. Woman, &c.--Here are three weighty pieces of information: (1) The point raised will very soon cease to be of any moment, for a total change of dispensation is about to come over the Church. (2) The Samaritans are wrong, not only as to the place, but the whole grounds and nature of their worship, while in all these respects the truth lies with the Jews. (3) As God is a Spirit, so He both invites and demands a…
Barnes' Notes
We know. We Jews. This they knew because God had commanded it; because they worshipped in a place appointed by God, and because they did it in accordance with the direction and teaching of the prophets.
Salvation is of the Jews. They have the true religion and the true form of worship; and the Messiah, who will bring salvation, is to proceed from them. See Lk 2:30, 3:6. Jesus thus affirms that the Jews had the true form of the worship of God. At the same time he was sensible how much they had corrupted it, and on various occasions reproved them for it.
(o) "Ye worship" 2Kgs 17:29 (p) "for salvation" Isa 2:3, Rom 9:5
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 4:4-26
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 must not dwell in them, but hasten through them. We have here our Lord Jesus under the common fatigue of travellers. Thus we see that he was truly a man. Toil came in with sin; therefore Christ, having made himself a curse for…
John 4:22 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 4:22
- Acts 17:23
For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
- Romans 9:4-5
Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
- Isaiah 2:3
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
- Luke 24:47
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
- Acts 17:30
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
- Psalms 147:19
He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
- Romans 3:1-2
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
- Zephaniah 3:16-17
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
- Hebrews 7:14
For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
- Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
- Psalms 68:20
He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.
- Isaiah 12:2
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- John 4:21
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
- John 4:22
Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
- John 4:23
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
John 4:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Vosotros adoráis lo que no sabéis; nosotros adoramos lo que sabemos: porque la salud viene de los Judíos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Vous, vous adorez, vous ne savez quoi; nous, nous savons ce que nous adorons; car le salut vient des Juifs. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ihr betet an und wisset nicht, was; wir beten an und wissen, was, denn das Heil ist aus den Juden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vos adoratis quod nescitis: nos adoramus quod scimus, quia salus ex Judæis est. |