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John 14:3
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And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
John 14:3 in Other Translations
KJV
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And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
ESV
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And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
NLT
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When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.
John 14:3 Meaning and Commentary
John 14:3
And if I go and prepare a place for you
Seeing I am going to prepare, and will prepare a place for you, of the truth of which you may be fully assured:
I will come again;
either by death or in person a second time, here on earth:
and receive you unto myself;
I will take you up with me to heaven; I will receive you into glory;
that where I am there you may be also:
and behold my glory, and be for ever with me, and never part more.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
John 14:3 In-Context
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“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.
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My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
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And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
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You know the way to the place where I am going.”
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Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”
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