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CHAPTER 14
The Way the Truth and the Life
Jesus Is the Way the Truth and the Life
"Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God believe also in Me. 2 In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am there you may be also. 4 And where I go you know and the way you know."
5 Thomas said to Him "Lord we do not know where You are going and how can we know the way?"
6 Jesus said to him "I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
The Father Revealed
7 "If you had known Me you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him."
8 Philip said to Him "Lord show us the Father and it is sufficient for us."
9 Jesus said to him "Have I been with you so long and yet you have not known Me Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say 'Show us the Father'? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.
The Answered Prayer
12 "Most assuredly I say to you he who believes in Me the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do because I go to My Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name that I will do that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name I will do it.
Jesus Promises Another Helper
15 "If you love Me keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father and He will give you another Helper that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
Indwelling of the Father and the Son
19 "A little while longer and the world will see Me no more but you will see Me. Because I live you will live also. 20 At that day you will know that I am in My Father and you in Me and I in you. 21 He who has My commandments and keeps them it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father and I will love him and manifest Myself to him."
22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him "Lord how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us and not to the world?"
23 Jesus answered and said to him "If anyone loves Me he will keep My word; and My Father will love him and We will come to him and make Our home with him. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me.
The Gift of His Peace
25 "These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. 26 But the Helper the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in My name He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid. 28 You have heard Me say to you 'I am going away and coming back to you.' If you loved Me you would rejoice because I said 'I am going to the Father' for My Father is greater than I.
29 "And now I have told you before it comes that when it does come to pass you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you for the ruler of this world is coming and he has nothing in Me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father and as the Father gave Me commandment so I do. Arise let us go from here.
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Literally dwellings | |
NU-Text adds a word which would cause the text to read either if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? or if it were not so I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. | |
NU-Text adds Me. | |
NU-Text reads you will keep. | |
NU-Text omits I said. | |
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