John 4:23 Cross References
John 4:23
23: But the time is coming and is already here when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for anyone who will worship him that way.
Philippians 3:3
- For we who worship God in the Spirit are the only ones who are truly circumcised. We put no confidence in human effort. Instead, we boast about what Christ Jesus has done for us.
Galatians 4:6
- And because you Gentiles have become his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, and now you can call God your dear Father.
John 5:25
- "And I assure you that the time is coming, in fact it is here, when the dead will hear my voice--the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live.
Romans 8:26
- And the Holy Spirit helps us in our distress. For we don't even know what we should pray for, nor how we should pray. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.
John 1:17
- For the law was given through Moses; God's unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.
Matthew 15:7
- You hypocrites! Isaiah was prophesying about you when he said,
- 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far away.
- Their worship is a farce, for they replace God's commands with their own man-made teachings.'"
John 12:23
- Jesus replied, "The time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory.
Ephesians 6:18
- Pray at all times and on every occasion in the power of the Holy Spirit. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all Christians everywhere.
Isaiah 29:13
- And so the Lord says, "These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far away. And their worship of me amounts to nothing more than human laws learned by rote.
John 4:21
- Jesus replied, "Believe me, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father here or in Jerusalem.
Jude 1:20
- But you, dear friends, must continue to build your lives on the foundation of your holy faith. And continue to pray as you are directed by the Holy Spirit.
- Live in such a way that God's love can bless you as you wait for the eternal life that our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy is going to give you.
Isaiah 43:21
- I have made Israel for myself, and they will someday honor me before the whole world.
1 Peter 2:9
- But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are a kingdom of priests, God's holy nation, his very own possession. This is so you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
Jeremiah 3:10
- But in spite of all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry," says the LORD.
Isaiah 66:1
- This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Could you ever build me a temple as good as that? Could you build a dwelling place for me?
- My hands have made both heaven and earth, and they are mine. I, the LORD, have spoken! "I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at my word.
Luke 18:11
- The proud Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: 'I thank you, God, that I am not a sinner like everyone else, especially like that tax collector over there! For I never cheat, I don't sin, I don't commit adultery,
- I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.'
- "But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, 'O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.'
Joshua 24:14
- "So honor the LORD and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD alone.
Isaiah 58:2
- Yet they act so pious! They come to the Temple every day and seem delighted to hear my laws. You would almost think this was a righteous nation that would never abandon its God. They love to make a show of coming to me and asking me to take action on their behalf.
Romans 1:9
- God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart by telling others the Good News about his Son.
Isaiah 26:8
- LORD, we love to obey your laws; our heart's desire is to glorify your name.
- All night long I search for you; earnestly I seek for God. For only when you come to judge the earth will people turn from wickedness and do what is right.
Romans 8:15
- So you should not be like cowering, fearful slaves. You should behave instead like God's very own children, adopted into his family--calling him "Father, dear Father."
John 16:32
- But the time is coming--in fact, it is already here--when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me.
Psalms 17:1
- O LORD, hear my plea for justice. Listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my prayer, for it comes from an honest heart.
1 Samuel 12:24
- But be sure to fear the LORD and sincerely worship him. Think of all the wonderful things he has done for you.
Isaiah 10:20
- Then at last those left in Israel and Judah will trust the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. They will no longer depend on the Assyrians, who would destroy them.
Isaiah 48:1
- "Listen to me, O family of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel and born into the family of Judah. Listen, you who take oaths in the name of the LORD and call on the God of Israel. You don't follow through on any of your promises,
- even though you call yourself the holy city and talk about depending on the God of Israel, whose name is the LORD Almighty.
Proverbs 15:8
- The LORD hates the sacrifice of the wicked, but he delights in the prayers of the upright.
Psalms 147:11
- Rather, the LORD's delight is in those who honor him, those who put their hope in his unfailing love.
Isaiah 1:10
- Listen to the LORD, you leaders of Israel! Listen to the law of our God, people of Israel. You act just like the rulers and people of Sodom and Gomorrah.
- "I am sick of your sacrifices," says the LORD. "Don't bring me any more burnt offerings! I don't want the fat from your rams or other animals. I don't want to see the blood from your offerings of bulls and rams and goats.
- Why do you keep parading through my courts with your worthless sacrifices?
- The incense you bring me is a stench in my nostrils! Your celebrations of the new moon and the Sabbath day, and your special days for fasting--even your most pious meetings--are all sinful and false. I want nothing more to do with them.
- I hate all your festivals and sacrifices. I cannot stand the sight of them!
Psalms 51:6
- But you desire honesty from the heart, so you can teach me to be wise in my inmost being.
Jeremiah 7:7
- Then I will let you stay in this land that I gave to your ancestors to keep forever.
- " `Do you think that because the Temple is here you will never suffer? Don't fool yourselves!
- Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and worship Baal and all those other new gods of yours,
- and then come here and stand before me in my Temple and chant, "We are safe!"--only to go right back to all those evils again?
- Do you think this Temple, which honors my name, is a den of thieves? I see all the evil going on there, says the LORD.
The Song of Songs 2:14
- My dove is hiding behind some rocks, behind an outcrop on the cliff. Let me see you; let me hear your voice. For your voice is pleasant, and you are lovely.
1 Chronicles 29:17
- I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.
Ezekiel 22:30
- "I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn't have to destroy the land, but I found no one.
Jeremiah 4:2
- and if you will swear by my name alone, and begin to live good, honest lives and uphold justice, then you will be a blessing to the nations of the world, and all people will come and praise my name."
Psalms 32:2
- Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of sin, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!
Isaiah 58:8
- "If you do these things, your salvation will come like the dawn. Yes, your healing will come quickly. Your godliness will lead you forward, and the glory of the LORD will protect you from behind.
- Then when you call, the LORD will answer. `Yes, I am here,' he will quickly reply. "Stop oppressing the helpless and stop making false accusations and spreading vicious rumors!
- Feed the hungry and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as day.
- The LORD will guide you continually, watering your life when you are dry and keeping you healthy, too. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.
- Your children will rebuild the deserted ruins of your cities. Then you will be known as the people who rebuild their walls and cities.