# Where is “Worship in spirit and in truth” in the Bible?

> “Worship in spirit and in truth” is John 4:24.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/worship-in-spirit-and-in-truth
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Jesus says it to a Samaritan woman at a well.

## The verse

> God is spirit, and the ones who worship him must do so in spirit and truth.”
>
> — [John 4:24](https://www.lumin.faith/read/john/4#24) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## What it means there

She had asked which mountain was the right place to worship, hers or Jerusalem. Jesus answers that the place is no longer the point.

## Common questions

### Where is “Worship in spirit and in truth” in the Bible?

“Worship in spirit and in truth” is John 4:24. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Jesus says it to a Samaritan woman at a well.

### Is “Worship in spirit and in truth” in the Bible?

Yes. It is John 4:24. In the Lumin Translation, John 4:24 reads: “God is spirit, and the ones who worship him must do so in spirit and truth.””

### Who said “Worship in spirit and in truth”?

Jesus says it to a Samaritan woman at a well.

### What does “Worship in spirit and in truth” mean in the Bible?

She had asked which mountain was the right place to worship, hers or Jerusalem. Jesus answers that the place is no longer the point.

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