(A)Thomas *said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going; how do we know the way?” Jesus *said to him, “I am (B)the way, and (C)the truth, and (D)the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.

Oneness with the Father

(E)If you [a]had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you (F)know Him, and have (G)seen Him.”

(H)Philip *said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus *said to him, “Have I been with [b]you for so long a time, and yet [c]you have not come to know Me, Philip? (I)The one who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that (J)I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? (K)The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own, but the Father, as He remains in Me, does His works. 11 Believe Me that (L)I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise (M)believe because of the works themselves.

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Footnotes

  1. John 14:7 Two early mss have come to know...you will know
  2. John 14:9 I.e., you plural, the disciples
  3. John 14:9 I.e., you singular, Philip

Thomas asked him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you have known me, you will also know my Father. From now on you know him and have seen him.”

Philip told him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will satisfy us.”

“Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me?” Jesus asked him. “The person who has seen me has seen the Father. So how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 You believe, don’t you, that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I don’t speak on my own. It is the Father who dwells in me and who carries out his work. 11 Believe me, I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Otherwise, believe me[a] because of what I’ve been doing.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. John 14:11 Other mss. lack me
  2. John 14:11 Lit. of the works themselves