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Book of John Chapter 14 - Read Chapter 14:1 - [In Context ]Jesus said, "Don't be troubled. Trust in God. And trust in me.
14:2 - [In Context ]There are many rooms in my Father's house. I would not tell you this if it were not true. I am going there to prepare a place for you.
14:3 - [In Context ]After I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back. Then I will take you with me, so that you can be where I am.
14:4 - [In Context ]You know the way to the place where I am going."
14:5 - [In Context ]Thomas said, "Lord, we don't know where you are going. So how can we know the way?"
14:6 - [In Context ]Jesus answered, "I am the way. I am the truth and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.
14:7 - [In Context ]If you really knew me, then you would know my Father too. But now you know the Father. You have seen him."
14:8 - [In Context ]Philip said to Jesus, "Lord, show us the Father. That is all we need."
14:9 - [In Context ]Jesus answered, "Philip, I have been with you for a long time. So you should know me. The person that has seen me has seen the Father too. So why do you say, 'Show us the Father'?
14:10 - [In Context ]Do you truly believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The things I have told you don't come from me. The Father lives in me, and he is doing his own work.
14:11 - [In Context ]Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or believe because of the miracles F212 I have done.
14:12 - [In Context ]I tell you the truth. The person that believes in me will do the same things I have done. Yes! He will do even greater things than I have done. Why? Because I am going to the Father.
14:13 - [In Context ]And if you ask for anything in my name, I will do it for you. Then the Father's glory will be shown through the Son.
14:14 - [In Context ]If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.
14:15 - [In Context ]"If you love me, then you will do the things I command.
14:16 - [In Context ]I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper. F213 He will give you this Helper to be with you forever.
14:17 - [In Context ]The Helper is the Spirit of truth. F214 The world cannot accept him. Why? Because the world does not see him or know him. But you know him. He lives with you, and he will live in you.
FOOTNOTES: F212: miracle(s) Miracles are amazing works done by God's power.
F213: Helper Or, "Comforter," the Holy Spirit.
F214: Spirit of truth The Holy Spirit. It was his work to help Jesus' followers understand God's truth. See Jn. 16:13.
Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; WJD - What Jesus Did!; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; UTM - My Utmost for His Highest;
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