John 4:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

God is Spirit: then let his worshippers give him worship in the true way of the spirit.

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  • 2 Cor 3:17 : 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there the heart is free.
  • Ps 51:17 : 17 The offerings of God are a broken spirit; a broken and sorrowing heart, O God, you will not put from you.
  • Phil 3:3 : 3 For we are the circumcision, who give worship to God and have glory in Jesus Christ, and have no faith in the flesh:
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.
  • Matt 15:8-9 : 8 These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 9 But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.
  • 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
  • Ps 50:23 : 23 Whoever makes an offering of praise gives glory to me; and to him who is upright in his ways I will make clear the salvation of God.
  • Ps 66:18 : 18 I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:
  • 1 Tim 1:17 : 17 Now to the King eternal, ever-living, unseen, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. So be it.
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.
  • Ps 50:13-15 : 13 Am I to take the flesh of the ox for my food, or the blood of goats for my drink? 14 Make an offering of praise to God; keep the agreements which you have made with the Most High; 15 Let your voice come up to me in the day of trouble; I will be your saviour, so that you may give glory to me.

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    22 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.

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    17 Even the Spirit of true knowledge. That Spirit the world is not able to take to its heart because it sees him not and has no knowledge of him: but you have knowledge of him, because he is ever with you and will be in you.

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    1 My loved ones, do not put your faith in every spirit, but put them to the test, to see if they are from God: because a great number of false prophets have gone out into the world.

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    6 We are of God: he who has the knowledge of God gives ear to us; he who is not of God does not give ear to us. By this we may see which is the true spirit, and which is the spirit of error.

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    16 Do you not see that you are God's holy house, and that the Spirit of God has his place in you?

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    25 The secrets of his heart are made clear; and he will go down on his face and give worship to God, saying that God is truly among you.

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    24 The God who made the earth and everything in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, is not housed in buildings made with hands;

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    23 And be made new in the spirit of your mind,

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