John 14:1-14

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Jesus Comforts His Followers

14 Jesus said, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. ·Trust [Believe] in God, and ·trust [believe] in me [or You trust/believe in God, trust/believe also in me]. ² There are many ·rooms [places to live] in my Father’s house [^Cheaven, metaphorically portrayed as a great palace]; I would not tell you this if it were not true. I am going there to prepare a place for you. ³ ·After [^LAnd if] I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me so that you may be where I am. ⁴ You know the way to the place where I am going^[a] [^Cbecause they know Jesus; 14:6].”

⁵ Thomas said to Jesus, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. So how can we know the way?”

⁶ Jesus answered, “I am ·the way, and the truth, and the life [or the one true way to have life]. ·The only way to the Father is through me [^LNo one comes to the Father except through me]. ⁷ If you really knew me, you would know my Father, too. ·But now [or From now on] you do know him, and you have seen him.”

⁸ Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father. That is all we need.”

⁹ Jesus answered, “I have been with you ·a long time now [all this time; for so long]. Do you still not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. So why do you say, ‘Show us the Father’? ¹⁰ Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I say to you don’t come ·from me [on my own authority], but the Father ·lives [remains; abides] in me and does his own work. ¹¹ Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or believe because of ·the miracles I have done [^Lthe works themselves]. ¹² ·I tell you the truth [^LTruly, truly, I say to you], whoever believes in me will do the same things that I do. Those who believe will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. [^CThey will do greater things because all believers—not just Jesus—will have the Holy Spirit living in them and empowering them.] ¹³ And if you ask for anything in my name [^Casking “in my name” means acknowledging that Jesus is the mediator between God and human beings; the name represents the person], I will do it for you so that ·the Father’s glory will be shown [^Lthe Father might be glorified] ·through [or in] the Son. ¹⁴ If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.