John 4:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.””
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“Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“our fathers in this mountain did worship, and ye--ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where it behoveth to worship.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 4:20 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 12:6Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.
- Genesis 33:18After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.
- Deuteronomy 11:29When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
- Deuteronomy 12:5Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
- Deuteronomy 27:12“When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
- Joshua 8:33All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
- Judges 9:6Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.
- 1 Kings 9:3And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple you have built by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.
- 2 Kings 17:26So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.”
- 1 Chronicles 21:26And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
- 1 Chronicles 22:1Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God, as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
- 2 Chronicles 6:6But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
- 2 Chronicles 7:12the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.
- 2 Chronicles 7:16For I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My Name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.
- Psalms 78:68But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
- Psalms 87:1He has founded His city on the holy mountains.
- Psalms 132:13For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
- Luke 9:53But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
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