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24 God is spirit,[a] and the people who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” 25 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (the one called Christ);[b] “whenever he[c] comes, he will tell[d] us everything.”[e] 26 Jesus said to her, “I, the one speaking to you, am he.”

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  1. John 4:24 tn Here πνεῦμα (pneuma) is understood as a qualitative predicate nominative while the articular θεός (theos) is the subject.
  2. John 4:25 tn Both Greek “Christ” and Hebrew and Aramaic “Messiah” mean “the one who has been anointed.”sn The one called Christ. This is a parenthetical statement by the author. See the note on Christ in 1:20.
  3. John 4:25 tn Grk “that one.”
  4. John 4:25 tn Or “he will announce to us.”
  5. John 4:25 tn Grk “all things.”