Chapter John 14
Jesus is the way to the Father
1 Then Jesus said to them, ‘Do not let yourselves be sad and afraid. Believe God, and believe me also.
2 There are many rooms in my Father’s house. I would not tell you this if it was not true. And I will go now so that I can prepare a place for you.
3 After I have prepared a place for you, I will return. I will take you so that you will be with me. So then you will be where I am.
4 You know the way to the place where I will go.’
5 Thomas said to him, ‘ *Lord, we do not know where you will go. So how can we know the way to get there?’
6 Jesus answered, ‘I am the way. I am what is true. And I am the life. Nobody comes to the Father except by me.
7 If you really know me, you will know my Father also. From this time, you do know him, and you have seen him.’
8 Philip said, ‘ *Lord, show the Father to us. That is all that we need.’
9 Jesus answered, ‘I have been with all of you for such a long time. But still you do not seem to know me, Philip! Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. So why do you say, “Show the Father to us”?
10 I am in the Father and the Father is in me. You should believe that. The words that I say to you do not come from me myself. But the Father, who lives in me, is doing his work.
11 I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Believe me when I say that. Or, if you do not believe my words, believe because of my work. Believe because of the things that I have done.
12 I am telling you what is true. Anyone who believes me will do the same things as me. That person will do the same things that I have done. Yes, he will do even greater things than these, because I go to my Father.
13 Ask for things in my name (because you are mine). If you ask anything in my name, I will do it. So then the Son will show everyone how great and how good the Father is.
14 If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.’ note
Jesus promises God’s Spirit
15 ‘If you love me, you will obey me. You will obey what I have asked you to do.
16 I will ask the Father. And he will give to you another Person who will help you. That Helper will stay with you always.
17 He is the Spirit, who shows you true things. The people who belong to this world cannot receive him. That is because they cannot see him. They cannot know him. But you know him because he stays with you. And he will be in you.
18 I will not let you remain alone, like children without parents. I will come to you.’
19 ‘After a short time, the people who belong to this world will not see me any longer. But you will see me. And because I live, you will live also.
20 On that day, you will know that I am in my Father. You will know that you are in me. And you will know that I am in you.
21 Some people will listen to what I have told them. And they will obey what I have said. It is those people who love me. My Father will love everyone who loves me. And I will love them and I will show myself to them.’
22 Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, ‘ *Lord, why will you show yourself only to us? Why will you not show yourself also to the people who belong to this world?’
23 Jesus replied, ‘Anyone who loves me will obey my words. My Father will love him. And my Father and I will come to him and we will make our home with him.
24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my words. And these words that you hear are not my own. No, these words come from the Father, who sent me.
25 I have said these things to you while I am still with you.
26 But the Father will send the Holy (completely good) Spirit. And it is he who will help you. He will come in my name. He will teach you all things. And he will cause you to remember everything that I have told you.’ note
27 ‘I will go away but I will cause a gift to stay with you. My gift is that I will give you *power to be without trouble in your minds and in your *hearts. In the same way that I myself have this *power, I will cause you to have it also. My gift to you is not like what this world gives. Do not let yourselves be sad or afraid.
28 You heard me say to you, “I will go away, but I will return to you.” If you loved me, you would be happy because of that. You would be happy because I go to the Father. And he is greater than I am.
29 I have told you this now, before it happens. So then, when it does happen, you will believe.
30 I will not talk with you much more, because the ruler of this world will come soon. He has no *power over me.
31 But the people who belong to this world must learn about me. They must know that I love the Father. And I do everything that he asks me to do. I must show that to them. So get up, we must go.’ note
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