Jesus answered the woman by saying that the time was at hand when they should neither worship the Father in that mountain nor in Jerusalem. Said he, “Ye worship ye know not what; we know what we worship; for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” {2SP 143.3}

Jesus svarede kvinden, idet han sagde, at den time var nu, da de hverken skulle tilbede ved dette bjerg ej heller i Jerusalem. Han siger: "I tilbeder det, som I ikke kender; vi tilbeder det, som vi kender; thi saliggørelsen kommer fra jøderne. Men den time kommer, ja (144) er nu, da de sande tilbedere skal tilbede Faderen i ånd og sandhed; thi og Faderen søger sådanne, som han således tilbeder. Gud er en ånd; og de, som ham tilbeder, bør tilbede i ånd og sandhed." (Joh 4,22-24)