Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication^(A)

²² Then Solomon stood before ^(B)the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and ^(C)spread out his hands toward heaven; ²³ and he said: “Lord God of Israel, ^(D)there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You, ^(E)who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who ^(F)walk before You with all their hearts. ²⁴ You have kept what You promised Your servant David my father; You have both spoken with Your mouth and fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day. ²⁵ Therefore, Lord God of Israel, now keep what You promised Your servant David my father, saying, ^(G)‘You shall not fail to have a man sit before Me on the throne of Israel, only if your sons take heed to their way, that they walk before Me as you have walked before Me.’ ^26 (H)And now I pray, O God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David my father.

²⁷ “But ^(I)will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the ^(J)heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built! ²⁸ Yet regard the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O Lord my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before You today: ²⁹ that Your eyes may be open toward this ^[a]temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ^(K)‘My name shall be ^(L)there,’ that You may hear the prayer which Your servant makes ^(M)toward this place. ^30 (N)And may You hear the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven Your dwelling place; and when You hear, forgive.

^21 (A)When Jesus had said these things, ^(B)He was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(C)one of you will betray Me.” ²² Then the disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom He spoke.

²³ Now ^(D)there was ^[a]leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. ²⁴ Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask who it was of whom He spoke.

²⁵ Then, leaning ^[b]back on Jesus’ breast, he said to Him, “Lord, who is it?”

²⁶ Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I have dipped it.” And having dipped the bread, He gave it to ^(E)Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. ^27 (F)Now after the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.” ²⁸ But no one at the table knew for what reason He said this to him. ²⁹ For some thought, because ^(G)Judas had the money box, that Jesus had said to him, “Buy those things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.

³⁰ Having received the piece of bread, he then went out immediately. And it was night.

The New Commandment

³¹ So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, ^(H)“Now the Son of Man is glorified, and ^(I)God is glorified in Him. ³² If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and ^(J)glorify Him immediately. ³³ Little children, I shall be with you a ^(K)little while longer. You will seek Me; ^(L)and as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ so now I say to you. ^34 (M)A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. ^35 (N)By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

³⁶ Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?”

Jesus answered him, “Where I ^(O)am going you cannot follow Me now, but ^(P)you shall follow Me afterward.”

³⁷ Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will ^(Q)lay down my life for Your sake.”

³⁸ Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for My sake? Most assuredly, I say to you, the rooster shall not ^(R)crow till you have denied Me three times.

² In My Father’s house are many ^[a]mansions; if it were not so, ^[b]I would have told you. ^(A)I go to prepare a place for you. ³ And if I go and prepare a place for you, ^(B)I will come again and receive you to Myself; that ^(C)where I am, there you may be also. ⁴ And where I go you know, and the way you know.”

^5 (D)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 ^(E)the way, ^(F)the truth, and ^(G)the life. ^(H)No one comes to the Father ^(I)except through Me.

The Father Revealed

^7 (J)“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? ^(K)He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? ¹⁰ Do you not believe that ^(L)I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you ^(M)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, ^(N)or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.

The Answered Prayer

^12 (O)“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 (P)And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be ^(Q)glorified in the Son. ¹⁴ If you ^[c]ask anything in My name, I will do it.

Jesus Promises Another Helper

^15 (R)“If you love Me, ^[d]keep My commandments. ¹⁶ And I will pray the Father, and ^(S)He will give you another ^[e]Helper, that He may abide with you forever— ^17 (T)the Spirit of truth, ^(U)whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you ^(V)and will be in you. ^18 (W)I will not leave you orphans; ^(X)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 ^(Y)you will see Me. ^(Z)Because I live, you will live also. ²⁰ At that day you will know that ^(AA)I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. ^21 (AB)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 ^[f]manifest Myself to him.”

^22 (AC)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, ^(AD)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 ^(AE)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 ^(AF)the ^[g]Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will ^(AG)send in My name, ^(AH)He will teach you all things, and bring to your ^(AI)remembrance all things that I said to you. ^27 (AJ)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 ^(AK)say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because ^[h]I said, ^(AL)‘I am going to the Father,’ for ^(AM)My Father is greater than I.

²⁹ “And ^(AN)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, ^(AO)for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has ^(AP)nothing in Me. ³¹ But that the world may know that I love the Father, and ^(AQ)as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.