耶稣是道路、真理、生命

14 耶稣继续说:“你们心里不要忧愁,你们要信上帝,也要信我。 我父的家里有许多住处,不然我就不会说去为你们安排地方了。 我安排好了以后,必定回来接你们到我那里。我在哪里,让你们也在哪里。 你们知道通往我要去的地方的路。”

多马说:“主啊,你要去哪里,我们还不知道,又怎么会知道路呢?”

耶稣说:“我就是道路、真理、生命,若不借着我,没有人能到父那里。 你们若认识我,也会认识我的父。从现在起,你们不但认识祂,而且也看见祂了。”

腓力说:“主啊!求你让我们看看父,我们就心满意足了。”

耶稣说:“腓力,我和你们相处了这么久,你还不认识我吗?人看见了我,就看见了父,你怎么说‘让我们看看父’呢? 10 难道你不相信我在父里面,父也在我里面吗?我这些话不是凭自己讲的,而是住在我里面的父在做祂自己的工作。 11 你们应当相信我在父里面,父也在我里面。即使你们不信,也应该因我所做的而信我。 12 我实实在在地告诉你们,我所做的事,信我的人也要做,而且要做更大的事,因为我要回到父那里。 13 你们奉我的名无论求什么,我必应允,好让父在子身上得到荣耀。 14 你们若奉我的名向我求什么,我必应允。

应许赐下圣灵

15 “你们若爱我,就必遵守我的命令。 16 我要求父另外赐一位护慰者给你们,祂要永远和你们同在。 17 祂是真理的灵,世人不接受祂,因为他们看不见祂,也不认识祂;但你们却认识祂,因祂常与你们同在,并且要住在你们里面。 18 我不会撇下你们为孤儿,我必到你们这里来。 19 不久,世人就看不见我了,而你们却能看见我,因为我活着,你们也要活着。 20 到了那一天,你们就知道我在父里面,你们在我里面,我也在你们里面。 21 接受我的命令又遵行的,就是爱我的人。爱我的,父必定爱他,我也要爱他,并且要亲自向他显现。”

22 犹大,不是后来出卖耶稣的犹大,问耶稣:“主啊,你为什么只向我们显现而不向世人显现呢?”

23 耶稣回答说:“爱我的人必遵行我的道,我父也必爱他,并且我们要到他那里与他同住。 24 不爱我的人不会遵行我的道。你们所听见的道不是出于我自己,而是出于差我来的父。 25 我还与你们在一起的时候,将这些事情都告诉了你们。 26 但护慰者,就是父为我的名而差来的圣灵,将教导你们一切的事,并使你们想起我对你们说的一切话。 27 我把平安留给你们,把我的平安赐给你们,我赐给你们的平安不像世人给的平安。你们心里不要忧愁,也不要害怕。

28 “我对你们说过,我去了还要再回到你们这里。如果你们真的爱我,就应当为我去父那里而欢喜快乐,因为父比我大。 29 现在事情还没有发生,我便先告诉你们,到了事情发生的时候,你们就会相信。 30 我不再跟你们多谈,因为世界的王快要来了。他根本没有力量胜过我, 31 但这是为了让世人知道我爱父,父怎么吩咐我,我就怎么做。起来,我们走吧!”

耶穌是道路真理生命

14 “你們心裡不要難過,你們應當信 神,也應當信我。 在我父的家裡,有許多住的地方;如果沒有,我怎麼會告訴你們我去是要為你們預備地方呢?(下半節或譯:“如果沒有,我早就對你們說了,因為我去是為你們預備地方。”) 我若去為你們預備地方,就必再來接你們到我那裡去,好使我在哪裡,你們也在哪裡。 我去的地方,你們知道那條路。” 多馬說:“主啊,我們不知道你去的地方,怎能知道那條路呢?” 耶穌對他說:“我就是道路、真理、生命,如果不是藉著我,沒有人能到父那裡去。 如果你們認識我,就必認識我的父;從今以後,你們認識他,並且看見了他。” 腓力說:“主啊,請把父顯示給我們,我們就滿足了。” 耶穌說:“腓力,我跟你們在一起這麼久了,你還不認識我嗎?那看見了我的就是看見了父,你怎麼還說‘把父顯示給我們’呢? 10 你不信我是在父裡面,父是在我裡面嗎?我對你們說的話,不是憑著自己說的,而是住在我裡面的父作他自己的事。 11 你們應當信我是在父裡面,父是在我裡面;不然,也要因我所作的而相信。 12 我實實在在告訴你們,我所作的事,信我的人也要作,並且要作比這些更大的,因為我往父那裡去。 13 你們奉我的名無論求甚麼,我必定成全,使父在子的身上得著榮耀。 14 你們若奉我的名向我求甚麼,我必定成全。

耶穌求父賜下保惠師

15 “如果你們愛我,就要遵守我的命令。 16 我要請求父,他就會賜給你們另一位保惠師,使他跟你們永遠在一起。 17 這保惠師就是真理的靈,世人不能接受他,因為看不見他,也不認識他。你們卻認識他,因為他跟你們住在一起,也要在你們裡面。 18 我不會撇下你們為孤兒,我要回到你們這裡來。 19 不久以後,世人不再看見我,你們卻要看見我,因為我活著,你們也要活著。 20 到那日,你們就知道我是在我父裡面,你們是在我裡面,我也在你們裡面。 21 那領受我的命令,並且遵守的,就是愛我的;愛我的,我父必定愛他,我也要愛他,並且要親自向他顯現。” 22 猶大(不是加略人猶大)對耶穌說:“主啊,你為甚麼要親自向我們顯現,不向世人顯現呢?” 23 耶穌回答:“人若愛我,就要遵守我的話,我父必定愛他,並且我們要到他那裡去,跟他住在一起。 24 不愛我的,就不會遵守我的話。你們所聽見的道,不是我的,而是那差我來的父的道。

25 “我還跟你們在一起的時候,就對你們講了這些事。 26 但保惠師,就是父因我的名要差來的聖靈,他要把一切事教導你們,也要使你們想起我對你們所說過的一切話。 27 我留下平安給你們,我把自己的平安賜給你們;我給你們的,不像世界所給的。你們心裡不要難過,也不要恐懼。 28 你們聽見我對你們說過:‘我去,但還要回到你們這裡來。’你們若愛我,就要喜樂,因為我到父那裡去,又因為父是比我大的。 29 現在事情還沒有發生,我就已經告訴你們,使你們在事情發生的時候可以相信。 30 我不會再跟你們講很多的事,因為這世界的統治者將到;他在我身上毫無作用, 31 但這些事是要使世人知道我愛父,並且知道父怎樣吩咐了我,我就怎樣作。起來,我們走吧!”

Jesus the Way to the Father

14 ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe[a] in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?[b] And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way to the place where I am going.’[c] Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will know[d] my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.’

Philip said to him, ‘Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, “Show us the Father”? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. 12 Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If in my name you ask me[e] for anything, I will do it.

The Promise of the Holy Spirit

15 ‘If you love me, you will keep[f] my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate,[g] to be with you for ever. 17 This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in[h] you.

18 ‘I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. 19 In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21 They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.’ 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, ‘Lord, how is it that you will reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?’ 23 Jesus answered him, ‘Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear is not mine, but is from the Father who sent me.

25 ‘I have said these things to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Advocate,[i] the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. 28 You heard me say to you, “I am going away, and I am coming to you.” If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I. 29 And now I have told you this before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me; 31 but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us be on our way.

Footnotes

  1. John 14:1 Or You believe
  2. John 14:2 Or If it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you
  3. John 14:4 Other ancient authorities read Where I am going you know, and the way you know
  4. John 14:7 Other ancient authorities read If you had known me, you would have known
  5. John 14:14 Other ancient authorities lack me
  6. John 14:15 Other ancient authorities read me, keep
  7. John 14:16 Or Helper
  8. John 14:17 Or among
  9. John 14:26 Or Helper