Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, [ erchetai (G2064 ) hoora (G5610 ), rather, 'there cometh an hour,'] when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father - that is, shall worship Him at neither place and at no place as an exclusively chosen, consecrated, central place of worship. (See Malachi 1:11; 1 Timothy 2:8.) Observe how our Lord gently and indirectly raises the woman's views of the great Object of all acceptable worship. She had talked simply of "worship." He says, "The worship of THE FATHER" shall soon be everywhere. '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: but now, as to the question itself.'