¹⁹ The woman said to him, “Sir, I can see that you are a prophet. ²⁰ Our ·ancestors [forefathers; ^Lfathers] worshiped on this mountain [^Cthe Samaritans worshiped on Mount Gerizim near Shechem], but you [^Cplural, referring to the Jews] say that Jerusalem [^CMount Zion, the location of the temple] is the place where people must worship.”

²¹ Jesus said to her, “Believe me, woman [^Ca respectful form of address in that culture; 2:4]. The ·time [^Lhour; ^Cthe time of salvation established by the death and resurrection of Christ; see 2:4] is coming when neither in Jerusalem nor on this mountain will you ·actually worship [^Lworship] the Father.