John 14:1-21.
John 14:1-21
Jesus Is the Way to the Father
Jesus said to his disciples, "Don't be worried! Have faith in God and
have faith in me. There are many rooms in my Father's house. I
wouldn't tell you this, unless it was true. I am going there to
prepare a place for each of you. After I have done this, I will come
back and take you with me. Then we will be together. You know the way
to where I am going." Thomas said, "Lord, we don't even know where you
are going! How can we know the way?" "I am the way, the truth, and the
life!" Jesus answered. "Without me, no one can go to the Father. If
you had known me, you would have known the Father. But from now on,
you do know him, and you have seen him." Philip said, "Lord, show us
the Father. That is all we need."
Jesus replied:
Philip, I have been with you for a long time. Don't you know who I am?
If you have seen me, you have seen the Father. How can you ask me to
show you the Father? Don't you believe that I am one with the Father
and that the Father is one with me? What I say isn't said on my own.
The Father who lives in me does these things. Have faith in me when I
say that the Father is one with me and that I am one with the Father.
Or else have faith in me simply because of the things I do. I tell
you for certain that if you have faith in me, you will do the same
things that I am doing. You will do even greater things, now that I am
going back to the Father. Ask me, and I will do whatever you ask.
This way the Son will bring honor to the Father. I will do whatever
you ask me to do.
The Holy Spirit Is Promised
Jesus said to his disciples: If you love me, you will do as I command.
Then I will ask the Father to send you the Holy Spirit who will help
you and always be with you. The Spirit will show you what is true.
The people of this world cannot accept the Spirit, because they don't
see or know him. But you know the Spirit, who is with you and will
keep on living in you. I won't leave you like orphans. I will come
back to you. In a little while the people of this world won't be able
to see me, but you will see me. And because I live, you will live.
Then you will know that I am one with the Father. You will know that
you are one with me, and I am one with you. If you love me, you will
do what I have said, and my Father will love you. I will also love you
and show you what I am like.
God bless you.
Jesus Is the Way to the Father
Jesus said to his disciples, "Don't be worried! Have faith in God and
have faith in me. There are many rooms in my Father's house. I
wouldn't tell you this, unless it was true. I am going there to
prepare a place for each of you. After I have done this, I will come
back and take you with me. Then we will be together. You know the way
to where I am going." Thomas said, "Lord, we don't even know where you
are going! How can we know the way?" "I am the way, the truth, and the
life!" Jesus answered. "Without me, no one can go to the Father. If
you had known me, you would have known the Father. But from now on,
you do know him, and you have seen him." Philip said, "Lord, show us
the Father. That is all we need."
Jesus replied:
Philip, I have been with you for a long time. Don't you know who I am?
If you have seen me, you have seen the Father. How can you ask me to
show you the Father? Don't you believe that I am one with the Father
and that the Father is one with me? What I say isn't said on my own.
The Father who lives in me does these things. Have faith in me when I
say that the Father is one with me and that I am one with the Father.
Or else have faith in me simply because of the things I do. I tell
you for certain that if you have faith in me, you will do the same
things that I am doing. You will do even greater things, now that I am
going back to the Father. Ask me, and I will do whatever you ask.
This way the Son will bring honor to the Father. I will do whatever
you ask me to do.
The Holy Spirit Is Promised
Jesus said to his disciples: If you love me, you will do as I command.
Then I will ask the Father to send you the Holy Spirit who will help
you and always be with you. The Spirit will show you what is true.
The people of this world cannot accept the Spirit, because they don't
see or know him. But you know the Spirit, who is with you and will
keep on living in you. I won't leave you like orphans. I will come
back to you. In a little while the people of this world won't be able
to see me, but you will see me. And because I live, you will live.
Then you will know that I am one with the Father. You will know that
you are one with me, and I am one with you. If you love me, you will
do what I have said, and my Father will love you. I will also love you
and show you what I am like.
God bless you.
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