I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life

14 (A)“Let not your hearts be troubled. (B)Believe in God;[a] believe also in me. In (C)my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that (D)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 (E)to myself, that (F)where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.”[c] (G)Thomas said to him, “Lord, (H)we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am (I)the way, and (J)the truth, and (K)the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (L)If you had known me, you would have (M)known my Father also.[d] From now on you do know him and (N)have seen him.”

(O)Philip said to him, “Lord, (P)show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? (Q)Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that (R)I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you (S)I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that (T)I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else (U)believe on account of the works themselves.

12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, (V)whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I (W)am going to the Father. 13 (X)Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that (Y)the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 (Z)If you ask me[e] anything in my name, I will do it.

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

15 (AA)“If you love me, you will (AB)keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another (AC)Helper,[f] to be with you forever, 17 even (AD)the Spirit of truth, (AE)whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and (AF)will be[g] in you.

18 “I will not leave you as orphans; (AG)I will come to you. 19 (AH)Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but (AI)you will see me. (AJ)Because I live, you also will live. 20 (AK)In that day you will know that (AL)I am in my Father, and (AM)you in me, and (AN)I in you. 21 (AO)Whoever has my commandments and (AP)keeps them, he it is who loves me. And (AQ)he who loves me (AR)will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and (AS)manifest myself to him.” 22 (AT)Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it (AU)that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?” 23 Jesus answered him, (AV)“If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and (AW)we will come to him and (AX)make our home with him. 24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And (AY)the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me.

25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the (AZ)Helper, the Holy Spirit, (BA)whom the Father will send in my name, (BB)he will teach you all things and (BC)bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27 (BD)Peace I leave with you; (BE)my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. (BF)Let not your hearts be troubled, neither (BG)let them be afraid. 28 (BH)You heard me say to you, (BI)‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I (BJ)am going to the Father, for (BK)the Father is greater than I. 29 And (BL)now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for (BM)the ruler of this world is coming. (BN)He has no claim on me, 31 but I do (BO)as the Father has commanded me, (BP)so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.

Footnotes

  1. John 14:1 Or You believe in God
  2. John 14:2 Or In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you
  3. John 14:4 Some manuscripts Where I am going you know, and the way you know
  4. John 14:7 Or If you know me, you will know my Father also, or If you have known me, you will know my Father also
  5. John 14:14 Some manuscripts omit me
  6. John 14:16 Or Advocate, or Counselor; also 14:26; 15:26; 16:7
  7. John 14:17 Some manuscripts and is

安慰門徒的心

14 「你們心裡不要憂愁,你們信神,也當信我。 在我父的家裡有許多住處,若是沒有,我就早已告訴你們了,我去原是為你們預備地方去。 我若去為你們預備了地方,就必再來接你們到我那裡去,我在哪裡,叫你們也在哪裡。 我往哪裡去你們知道,那條路你們也知道。[a] 多馬對他說:「主啊,我們不知道你往哪裡去,怎麼知道那條路呢?」

主為道路真理生命

耶穌說:「我就是道路、真理、生命。若不藉著我,沒有人能到父那裡去。 你們若認識我,也就認識我的父。從今以後,你們認識他,並且已經看見他。」 腓力對他說:「求主將父顯給我們看,我們就知足了。」 耶穌對他說:腓力,我與你們同在這樣長久,你還不認識我嗎?人看見了我,就是看見了父,你怎麼說『將父顯給我們看』呢? 10 我在父裡面,父在我裡面,你不信嗎?我對你們所說的話,不是憑著自己說的,乃是住在我裡面的父做他自己的事。 11 你們當信我,我在父裡面,父在我裡面;即或不信,也當因我所做的事信我。 12 我實實在在地告訴你們:我所做的事,信我的人也要做,並且要做比這更大的事,因為我往父那裡去。 13 你們奉我的名無論求什麼,我必成就,叫父因兒子得榮耀。 14 你們若奉我名求告什麼,我必成就。 15 你們若愛我,就必遵守我的命令。

應許賜保惠師

16 「我要求父,父就另外賜給你們一位保惠師[b],叫他永遠與你們同在, 17 就是真理的聖靈,乃世人不能接受的,因為不見他,也不認識他。你們卻認識他,因他常與你們同在,也要在你們裡面。 18 我不撇下你們為孤兒,我必到你們這裡來。 19 還有不多的時候,世人不再看見我,你們卻看見我,因為我活著,你們也要活著。 20 到那日,你們就知道我在父裡面,你們在我裡面,我也在你們裡面。

愛主的必遵守主道

21 「有了我的命令又遵守的,這人就是愛我的。愛我的必蒙我父愛他,我也要愛他,並且要向他顯現。」 22 猶大(不是加略猶大)問耶穌說:「主啊,為什麼要向我們顯現,不向世人顯現呢?」 23 耶穌回答說:「人若愛我,就必遵守我的道,我父也必愛他,並且我們要到他那裡去,與他同住。 24 不愛我的人就不遵守我的道;你們所聽見的道不是我的,乃是差我來之父的道。

25 「我還與你們同住的時候,已將這些話對你們說了。 26 但保惠師,就是父因我的名所要差來的聖靈,他要將一切的事指教你們,並且要叫你們想起我對你們所說的一切話。 27 我留下平安給你們,我將我的平安賜給你們。我所賜的不像世人所賜的,你們心裡不要憂愁,也不要膽怯。 28 你們聽見我對你們說了,我去,還要到你們這裡來。你們若愛我,因我到父那裡去,就必喜樂,因為父是比我大的。 29 現在事情還沒有成就,我預先告訴你們,叫你們到事情成就的時候,就可以信。 30 以後我不再和你們多說話,因為這世界的王將到;他在我裡面是毫無所有, 31 但要叫世人知道我愛父,並且父怎樣吩咐我,我就怎樣行。起來,我們走吧!」

Footnotes

  1. 約翰福音 14:4 有古卷作:我往哪裡去,你們知道那條路。
  2. 約翰福音 14:16 或作:訓慰師。下同。