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Jesus the Way to the Father

14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe[a] in God; believe also in me.(A)

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  1. 14.1 Or You believe

Jesus Comforts His Disciples

14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled.(A) You believe(B) in God[a];(C) believe also in me.

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  1. John 14:1 Or Believe in God

Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace,
    in peace because they trust in you.

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You will keep in perfect peace(A)
    those whose minds are steadfast,
    because they trust(B) in you.

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22 So you have pain now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.(A) 23 On that day you will ask nothing of me.[a] Very truly, I tell you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.[b]

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  1. 16.23 Or will ask me no question
  2. 16.23 Other ancient authorities read Father, he will give it to you in my name

22 So with you: Now is your time of grief,(A) but I will see you again(B) and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.(C) 23 In that day(D) you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.(E)

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Surely God is my salvation;
    I will trust and will not be afraid,
for the Lord[a] is my strength and my might;
    he has become my salvation.”(A)

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.(B)

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  1. 12.2 Q ms Heb mss Gk Syr Vg Tg: MT for Yah, the Lord

Surely God is my salvation;(A)
    I will trust(B) and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself,(C) is my strength(D) and my defense[a];
    he has become my salvation.(E)
With joy you will draw water(F)
    from the wells(G) of salvation.

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  1. Isaiah 12:2 Or song

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.(A) 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.(B)

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27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.(A) I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled(B) and do not be afraid.

28 “You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’(C) If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father,(D) for the Father is greater than I.(E)

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but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power[a] is made perfect in weakness.” So I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.(A) 10 Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.(B)

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  1. 12.9 Other ancient authorities read my power

But he said to me, “My grace(A) is sufficient for you, for my power(B) is made perfect in weakness.(C)(D) Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight(E) in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships,(F) in persecutions,(G) in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.(H)

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Summary of Jesus’s Teaching

44 Then Jesus cried aloud: “Whoever believes in me believes not in me but in him who sent me.(A)

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44 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me.(A)

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Why are you cast down, O my soul,
    and why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God, for I shall again praise him,
my help(A)     and my God.

My soul is cast down within me;
    therefore I remember you
from the land of Jordan and of Hermon,
    from Mount Mizar.

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Why, my soul, are you downcast?(A)
    Why so disturbed(B) within me?
Put your hope in God,(C)
    for I will yet praise(D) him,
    my Savior(E) and my God.(F)

My soul is downcast within me;
    therefore I will remember(G) you
from the land of the Jordan,(H)
    the heights of Hermon(I)—from Mount Mizar.

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40 This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.”(A)

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40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son(A) and believes in him shall have eternal life,(B) and I will raise them up at the last day.”

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Why are you cast down, O my soul,
    and why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God, for I shall again praise him,
    my help and my God.(A)

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Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.(A)

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21 Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your trust and hope are in God.

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21 Through him you believe in God,(A) who raised him from the dead(B) and glorified him,(C) and so your faith and hope(D) are in God.

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Prayer for the Readers

14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,[a] 15 from whom every family[b] in heaven and on earth takes its name. 16 I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit(A) 17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love.

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  1. 3.14 Other ancient authorities add of our Lord Jesus Christ
  2. 3.15 Gk fatherhood

A Prayer for the Ephesians

14 For this reason I kneel(A) before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches(B) he may strengthen you with power(C) through his Spirit in your inner being,(D) 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts(E) through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted(F) and established in love,

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  1. Ephesians 3:15 The Greek for family (patria) is derived from the Greek for father (pater).

so that no one would be shaken by these persecutions. Indeed, you yourselves know that this is what we are destined for.(A) In fact, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we were to suffer persecution; so it turned out, as you know.

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so that no one would be unsettled by these trials.(A) For you know quite well that we are destined for them.(B) In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know.(C)

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