Chronological
I Go To Prepare a Place For You So That You May Be With Me. And You Know The Way
14 “Do not let your[a] heart be troubled. Be believing[b] in God. Be believing also in Me. 2 There are many places-to-stay[c] in the house of My Father— otherwise, I would have told you. 3 For I am going to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I am coming back[d]. And I will take[e] you to Myself— in order that where I am, you also may be. 4 And you know the way where I am going”.
I Am The Way, The Truth, And The Life. And You Have Seen The Father
5 Thomas says to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going. How are we able to know the way?” 6 Jesus says to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through[f] Me. 7 If you[g] have known Me, you will know[h] My Father also. And from now on, you know Him, and you have seen Him”.
He Who Has Seen Me Has Seen The Father
8 Philip says to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us”. 9 Jesus says to him, “Am I with you[i] all for so long a time, and you[j] have not known[k] Me, Philip?— the one having seen Me has seen the Father. How is it you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? I am not speaking the words which I am saying to you[l] from Myself, but the Father abiding in Me is doing His works. 11 Be believing Me— that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me. Otherwise, be believing because of the works themselves.
You Will Do Greater Works Than I. The Father Will Send You The Helper
12 “Truly, truly, I say to you— the one believing in Me, that one also will do the works which I am doing. And he will do greater[m] works than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And whatever thing you ask in My name, this I will do, in order that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. 15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16 And I will request the Father, and He will give you another Helper[n] to be with[o] you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, Whom the world is not able to receive because it does not see nor know Him. You know Him because He abides with[p] you, and will be in[q] you.
You Will See Me Again. And I Will Reveal Myself To Those Who Love Me
18 “I will not leave you as orphans. I am going to come to you. 19 A little longer, and the world is no longer going to see Me, but you are going to see Me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day, you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you. 21 The one having My commandments and keeping them— that one is the one loving[r] Me. And the one loving Me will be loved by My Father. And I will love him and reveal Myself to him”.
The Father And I Will Abide With Those Who Love Me And Keep My Word
22 Judas (not the Iscariot) says to Him, “Lord, what indeed has taken place that You are going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world[s]?” 23 Jesus responded and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. And My Father will love him. And We will come to him. And We will make a place-to-stay with him. 24 The one not loving Me does not keep My words. And the word which you[t] are hearing is not Mine, but the Father’s having sent Me.
The Holy Spirit Whom The Father Will Send In My Name Will Teach You All Things
25 “I have spoken these things to you while staying[u] with you. 26 But the Helper— the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name— that One will teach you all things, and remind you of everything which I said to you.
I Leave You My Peace. Do Not Be Troubled. I Am Returning To The Father
27 “I leave you peace. I give you My peace. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid[v]. 28 You heard that I said to you, ‘I am going, and I am coming to you’. If you were loving[w] Me, you would have rejoiced that I am going to the Father, because[x] the Father is greater than Me. 29 And now I have told you before it takes place, in order that when it takes place, you may believe.
I Love The Father And Am Doing Just What He Commanded Me To Do
30 “I will no longer speak many things with you, for the ruler of the world is coming. And he does not have anything[y] in Me, 31 but it is taking place in order that the world may know that I love[z] the Father, and that just as the Father commanded Me, so I am doing.
I Am The Vine. Abide In Me And Bear Much Fruit. Abide In My Love
“Arise, let us be going from here. 15 1 I am the true grapevine, and My Father is the farmer. 2 Every branch in Me not bearing fruit— He takes it away[aa]. And every branch bearing fruit— He cleans[ab] it in order that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already clean, because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Abide[ac] in Me, and I in you. Just as the branch is not able to bear fruit from itself unless it is abiding in the grapevine, so neither are you able unless you are abiding in Me. 5 I am the grapevine, you are the branches. The one abiding[ad] in Me and I in him— this one bears much fruit. Because apart from Me, you can do nothing. 6 If anyone is not abiding in Me— he was thrown[ae] outside like the branch, and was dried-up. And they gather them together, and throw them into the fire. And they are burned. 7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you. 8 By this My Father is glorified— that you be bearing much fruit, and be[af] disciples to Me. 9 Just as the Father loved Me, I also loved you. Abide[ag] in My love. 10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love— just as I have kept the commandments of My Father and am abiding in His love.
You Are My Friends. I Chose You And Appointed You To Bear Much Fruit
11 “I have spoken these things to you in order that My joy may be in you, and your joy may be made full. 12 This is My commandment: that you be loving one another just as I loved you. 13 No one has greater love than this: that one lay-down his life for his friends. 14 You are My friends if you are doing the things which I command you. 15 I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I made-known to you everything which I heard from My Father. 16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you, in order that you may go and bear fruit and your fruit may remain, in order that He may give you whatever thing you ask the Father in My name. 17 I am commanding these things to you so-that you will love one another.
The World Will Hate You As It Hated Me, Because You Will Be Testifying of Me
18 “If the world hates you, you know[ah] that it has hated Me before you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would be loving its own. But because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world— for this reason the world hates you. 20 Remember[ai] the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master’. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will also keep yours. 21 But they will do all these things to you because of My name, because they do not know the One having sent Me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be having sin. But now they do not have an excuse for their sin. 23 The one hating Me is also hating My Father. 24 If I had not done among them the works which no other one did, they would not be having sin. But now they have both seen and have hated both Me and My Father. 25 But it has taken place in order that the word having been written in their Law [in Ps 69:4] might be fulfilled— that ‘They hated Me without-a-reason’. 26 When the Helper comes Whom I will send to you from the Father— the Spirit of truth, Who proceeds from the Father— that One will testify about Me. 27 And you also are going to be testifying, because you are [the ones] with Me from the beginning.
I Have Told You In Advance So That You May Not Fall
16 “I have spoken these things to you in order that you may not be caused-to-fall. 2 They will make you put-out-of-the-synagogue ones. Indeed, an hour is coming for everyone having killed you to think that he is offering service[aj] to God. 3 And they will do these things because they did not know the Father nor Me. 4 But I have spoken these things to you so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you of them.
It Is Better That I Go Away, For I Will Send You The Helper To Convict The World
“Now I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I am going to the One having sent Me. And none of you is asking Me, ‘Where are You going?’, 6 but grief has filled your heart because I have spoken these things to you. 7 But I tell you the truth— it is better[ak] for you that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send Him to you. 8 And having come, that One will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment— 9 concerning sin, because[al] they are not believing in Me; 10 and concerning righteousness, because[am] I am going to the Father and you are no longer going to see Me; 11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
When The Helper Comes, He Will Guide You Into All Truth
12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them now. 13 But when that One, the Spirit of truth, comes— He will guide you in all the truth. For He will not speak from Himself, but He will speak whatever He will hear. And He will declare to you the things coming. 14 That One will glorify Me, because He will take from what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 All[an] that the Father has is Mine. For this reason I said that He takes from what is Mine and will declare it to you.
A Little While Longer And I Will Be Gone. A Little While Longer And You Will See Me
16 “A little while and you are no-longer going to see Me. And again a little while, and you will see Me”. 17 Then some of His disciples said to one another, “What is this which He is saying to us— ‘A little while, and you are not going to see Me. And again a little while, and you will see Me’. And— ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” 18 Then they were saying, “What is this which He is saying— ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is speaking about.
You Will Weep, Then You Will Rejoice When I See You Again
19 Jesus knew that they were wanting to question Him, and He said to them, “Are you seeking with one another concerning this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you are not going to see Me. And again a little while, and you will see Me’? 20 Truly, truly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be grieved, but your grief will become joy. 21 The woman has grief when she gives-birth, because her hour came. But when she bears the child, she no longer remembers the affliction because of the joy that a person was born into the world. 22 You then also now have grief— but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice. And no one is going to take away your joy from you. 23 And in that day you will not question Me as to anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father anything in My name, He will give it to you. 24 Until now you did not ask anything in My name. Be asking and you will receive, in order that your joy may be full.
Then I Will Speak To You Plainly About The Father
25 “I have spoken these things to you in figures-of-speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures-of-speech, but I will tell you about the Father with plainness. 26 In that day you will ask in My name. And I am not saying to you that I will request the Father on[ao] your behalf. 27 For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God. 28 I came forth from the Father, and I have come into the world. Again[ap], I am leaving the world and going to the Father”.
But Soon You Will Be Scattered
29 His disciples say, “Look— now You are speaking with plainness, and You are speaking no figure-of-speech. 30 Now we know that You know all things, and You have no need that anyone question You. By this we believe that You came forth from God”. 31 Jesus responded to them, “Now[aq] you believe! 32 Behold, an hour is coming, and has come, for you to be scattered— each to his own things— and leave Me alone. And-yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
Take Courage, I Have Overcome The World
33 “I have spoken these things to you in order that you may have peace in Me. You have affliction in the world, but take-courage— I have overcome the world”.
Jesus Prays: Father, Glorify Your Son
17 Jesus spoke these things, and having lifted-up His eyes to heaven, said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, so that the Son may glorify You— 2 just as You gave Him authority over all flesh in order that as to all that[ar] You have given Him, He may give eternal life to them. 3 And this is eternal life: that they may be knowing You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ Whom You sent-forth. 4 I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given to Me that I should do. 5 And now Father, You glorify Me with Yourself with the glory which I was having with You before the world was.
I Have Revealed Your Name To The Men You Gave Me. Keep Them In Your Name
6 “I revealed Your name to the men whom You gave to Me out of the world. They were Yours, and You gave them to Me. And they have kept Your word. 7 They have now come-to-know that all[as] things that You have given to Me are from You— 8 because I have given them the words which You gave to Me, and they received them, and truly understood that I came forth from You, and believed that You sent Me forth. 9 I am praying[at] for them. I am not praying for the world, but for the ones whom You have given to Me— because they are Yours; 10 indeed all[au] My things are Yours, and Yours, Mine[av]. And I have been glorified in them. 11 And I am[aw] no longer in the world, and they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep[ax] them in[ay] Your name which You have given to Me, in order that they may be one, just as We are. 12 When I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given to Me. And I guarded them, and none of them perished— except the son of [az] destruction, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I am coming to You. And I am speaking these things in the world so that they may have My joy made-full in themselves.
I Have Given Them Your Word. Set Them Apart In The Truth, Which Is Your Word
14 “I have given them Your word, and the world hated them— because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I am not praying that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the[ba] evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world— 17 set them apart[bb] in[bc] the truth. Your word is truth. 18 Just as You sent Me forth into the world, I also sent them forth into the world. 19 And I am setting apart Myself for them, in order that they may also be set apart in truth.
May These And The Ones Believing Through Them All Be One
20 “And I am not praying for these ones only, but also for the ones believing in Me through their word, 21 that[bd] they may all be[be] one[bf]— just as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You, that[bg] they also may be in Us— in order that the world may be believing that You sent Me forth. 22 And I have given them the glory[bh] which You have given to Me in order that they may be one just as We are one, 23 I in them and You in Me; in order that they may be perfected into one— in order that the world may be knowing that You sent Me forth, and loved them just as You loved Me.
Father, I Want Them To Be With Me And See The Glory You Have Given Me
24 “Father, as to what[bi] You have given to Me, I desire that those ones also may be with Me where I am, in order that they may be seeing My glory which You have given to Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
Father, I Made You Known To Them In Order That Your Love May Be In Them
25 “Righteous Father, indeed the world did not know You— but I knew You. And these ones knew that You sent Me forth. 26 And I made Your name known to them, and will make it known, in order that the love with which You loved Me may be in[bj] them, and I may be in them”.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing