Jan 14
Slovo na cestu
Ježíš je cesta k Otci
14 „Nebuďte smutní, věříte v Boha, věřte i ve mne. 2 U mého Otce je domov pro všechny. Odcházím, abych vám připravil místo. 3 Až ho připravím, přijdu, vezmu si vás k sobě a zůstanete se mnou. Kdyby to nebyla pravda, já bych vám to neřekl. 4 Znáte cíl i cestu.“
5 „Pane, nevíme, kam jdeš,“ namítl Tomáš, „jak bychom mohli znát cestu?“
6 Ježíš mu na to řekl: „Já jsem cesta k Bohu, pravda o Bohu a život s Bohem. Proto k mému Otci můžete přijít jen skrze mne. 7 Kdo zná mne, zná i Otce a vidí ho.“
8 „Ukaž nám Otce a budeme spokojeni,“ řekl Filip.
9 Ježíš ho pokáral: „Filipe, tak dlouho s vámi žiji a ty jsi mne ještě nepoznal? Jak se tak můžeš ptát? Kdo vidí mne, vidí Otce. Proč mne tedy žádáš, abych ti ho ukázal? 10-11 Nevěříš, že mezi mnou a Otcem je dokonalá jednota? Vždyť všechno, co říkám a dělám, pochází z mého Otce.
12 V těch, kteří mi uvěří, bude moje dílo pokračovat a rozmáhat se, protože já odcházím k Otci. 13-14 Tam se postarám o to, aby vaše modlitby v zájmu mého díla došly naplnění. Tak bude oslaven Otec i Syn.
Ježíš slibuje Ducha svatého
15 Milujte mne a nebude vám zatěžko mne poslouchat.
16 Přimluvím se u Otce, aby vám seslal za mne Zástupce, který by s vámi navždy zůstal. 17 Bude to Boží Duch, který vás povede k pravdě. Lidem, kteří dají jen na své smysly a pocity, zůstane skryt. Vám nebude cizí, protože bude s vámi a ve vás.
18 Vrátím se k vám a nenechám vás opuštěné. 19 Zanedlouho mne svět ztratí z očí, ale vy mne budete vidět očima víry a budete mít podíl na mém životě. 20 Pak budete prožívat skutečnou jednotu se mnou.
21 Svou lásku mi dokážete tím, že mne budete poslouchat. A kdo mne miluje, zachová si Otcovu lásku. I já ho budu milovat a dám se mu poznat.“
22 „Pane, proč tě smíme poznat jen my a ostatní ne?“ zeptal se Juda.
23 „Kdo mne miluje oddanou láskou, také můj Otec mu vyjde vstříc; přijdeme k němu a budeme u něho. 24 Kdo mě nemiluje, nedbá na moje slova a pohrdá Bohem.
25 Řekl jsem vám vše, co jsem vám tu na zemi měl říci. 26 Až odejdu, Otec vám pošle Ducha svatého, který mne zastoupí. Ten vás všemu naučí a bude vám připomínat, co jsem vám kdy řekl.
27 Odkazuji vám svůj pokoj. Dávám jiný pokoj, než slibuje svět, a tak se nebojte a nedejte se zastrašit. 28 Vždyť jsem řekl: odcházím a zase přijdu. Milujete-li mne, pak se z mého odchodu budete radovat spolu se mnou. Vždyť odcházím k Otci, který je větší než já. 29 Odhalil jsem vám to, co se stane, abyste uvěřili, až se mé předpovědi splní.
30-31 Nezbývá už mnoho času k rozmluvě, protože přichází zlý vládce tohoto světa. Proti mně však nic nezmůže, protože se podřizuji Otcově vůli. Činím to z lásky k Otci a na svědectví světu. Pojďme, přátelé!“
John 14
New King James Version
The Way, the Truth, and the Life
14 “Let (A)not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many [a]mansions; if it were not so, [b]I would have told you. (B)I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, (C)I will come again and receive you to Myself; that (D)where I am, there you may be also. 4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.”
5 (E)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 (F)the way, (G)the truth, and (H)the life. (I)No one comes to the Father (J)except through Me.
The Father Revealed
7 (K)“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? (L)He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that (M)I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you (N)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, (O)or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.
The Answered Prayer
12 (P)“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 (Q)And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be (R)glorified in the Son. 14 If you [c]ask anything in My name, I will do it.
Jesus Promises Another Helper
15 (S)“If you love Me, [d]keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and (T)He will give you another [e]Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 (U)the Spirit of truth, (V)whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you (W)and will be in you. 18 (X)I will not leave you orphans; (Y)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 (Z)you will see Me. (AA)Because I live, you will live also. 20 At that day you will know that (AB)I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. 21 (AC)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 (AD)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, (AE)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 (AF)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 (AG)the [g]Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will (AH)send in My name, (AI)He will teach you all things, and bring to your (AJ)remembrance all things that I said to you. 27 (AK)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 (AL)say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because [h]I said, (AM)‘I am going to the Father,’ for (AN)My Father is greater than I.
29 “And (AO)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, (AP)for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has (AQ)nothing in Me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and (AR)as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.
Footnotes
- John 14:2 Lit. dwellings
- John 14:2 NU would I have told you that I go or I would have told you; for I go
- John 14:14 NU ask Me
- John 14:15 NU you will keep
- John 14:16 Comforter, Gr. Parakletos
- John 14:21 reveal
- John 14:26 Comforter, Gr. Parakletos
- John 14:28 NU omits I said
John 14
World English Bible
14 “Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. 3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also. 4 You know where I go, and you know the way.”
5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. 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. 7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him and have seen him.”
8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I tell you, I speak not from myself; but the Father who lives in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; or else believe me for the very works’ sake. 12 Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father. 13 Whatever you will ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it. 15 If you love me, keep my commandments. 16 I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, [a] that he may be with you forever: 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive, for it doesn’t see him and doesn’t know him. You know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also. 20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21 One who has my commandments and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”
22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are about to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?”
23 Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24 He who doesn’t love me doesn’t keep my words. The word which you hear isn’t mine, but the Father’s who sent me.
25 “I have said these things to you while still living with you. 26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful. 28 You heard how I told you, ‘I am going away, and I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced because I said ‘I am going to my Father;’ for the Father is greater than I. 29 Now I have told you before it happens so that when it happens, you may believe. 30 I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world comes, and he has nothing in me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father commanded me, even so I do. Arise, let’s go from here.
Footnotes
- 14:16 Greek παρακλητον: Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, and Comforter.
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