John 14:1 ¶ “Don’tletyourheartbetroubled.BelieveinGod.Believealsoinme.2InmyFather’shousearemanyhomes.Ifitweren’tso,Iwouldhavetoldyou.Iamgoingtoprepareaplaceforyou.3IfIgoandprepareaplaceforyou,Iwillcomeagainandwillreceiveyoutomyself;thatwhereIam,youmaybetherealso.4YouknowwhereIgo,andyouknowtheway.”
John 14:5 ¶ Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”
John 14:6 ¶ Yeshua said to him, “Iamtheway,thetruth,andthelife.NoonecomestotheFather,exceptthroughme.7Ifyouhadknownme,youwouldhaveknownmyFatheralso.Fromnowon,youknowhimandhaveseenhim.”
John 14:8 ¶ Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
John 14:9 ¶ Yeshua said to him, “HaveIbeenwithyousuchalongtime,anddoyounotknowme,Philip?HewhohasseenmehasseentheFather.Howdoyousay,‘ShowustheFather’?10Don’tyoubelievethatIamintheFather,andtheFatherinme?ThewordsthatItellyou,Ispeaknotfrommyself;buttheFatherwholivesinmedoeshisworks.11BelievemethatIamintheFather,andtheFatherinme;orelsebelievemefortheveryworks’sake.12MostcertainlyItellyou,hewhobelievesinme,theworksthatIdo,hewilldoalso;andhewilldogreaterworksthanthese,becauseIamgoingtomyFather.13Whateveryouwillaskinmyname,Iwilldoit,thattheFathermaybeglorifiedintheSon.14Ifyouwillaskanythinginmyname,Iwilldoit.15Ifyouloveme,keepmycommandments.16IwillpraytotheFather,andhewillgiveyouanotherCounselor,{Greek παρακλητον: Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, and Comforter.}thathemaybewithyouforever:17theSpiritoftruth,whomtheworldcan’treceive,foritdoesn’tseehimanddoesn’tknowhim.Youknowhim,forheliveswithyouandwillbeinyou.18Iwillnotleaveyouorphans.Iwillcometoyou.19Yetalittlewhile,andtheworldwillseemenomore;butyouwillseeme.BecauseIlive,youwilllivealso.20InthatdayyouwillknowthatIaminmyFather,andyouinme,andIinyou.21Onewhohasmycommandmentsandkeepsthem,thatpersonisonewholovesme.OnewholovesmewillbelovedbymyFather,andIwilllovehim,andwillrevealmyselftohim.”
John 14:22 ¶ Judah (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are about to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?”
John 14:23 ¶ Yeshua answered him, “Ifamanlovesme,hewillkeepmyword.MyFatherwilllovehim,andwewillcometohimandmakeourhomewithhim.24Hewhodoesn’tlovemedoesn’tkeepmywords.Thewordwhichyouhearisn’tmine,buttheFather’swhosentme.
John 14:25 ¶ “Ihavesaidthesethingstoyouwhilestilllivingwithyou.26ButtheCounselor,theHolySpirit,whomtheFatherwillsendinmyname,willteachyouallthings,andwillremindyouofallthatIsaidtoyou.27PeaceIleavewithyou.MypeaceIgivetoyou;notastheworldgives,Igivetoyou.Don’tletyourheartbetroubled,neitherletitbefearful.28YouheardhowItoldyou,‘Iamgoingaway,andIwillcomebacktoyou.’Ifyoulovedme,youwouldhaverejoicedbecauseIsaid‘IamgoingtomyFather;’fortheFatherisgreaterthanI.29NowIhavetoldyoubeforeithappenssothatwhenithappens,youmaybelieve.30Iwillnomorespeakmuchwithyou,fortheprinceoftheworldcomes,andhehasnothinginme.31ButthattheworldmayknowthatIlovetheFather,andastheFathercommandedme,evensoIdo.Arise,let’sgofromhere.