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Father’s home.* If this were not so, would
I have told you that I am going to prepare
a place for you?* 3 When everything is
ready, I will come and get you, so that you
will always be with me where I am. 4 And
you know the way to where I am going.”
5 “No, we don’t know, Lord,” Thomas
said. “We have no idea where you are
going, so how can we know the way?”
6
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the
truth, and the life. No one can come to
the Father except through me. 7 If you
had really known me, you would know
who my Father is.* From now on, you do
know him and have seen him!”
8 Phil
ip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.”
9 Jesus replied, “Have I been with you
all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t
know who I am? Anyone who has seen
me has seen the Father! So why are you
asking me to show him to you? 10 Don’t
you believe that I am in the Father and
the Father is in me? The words I speak
are not my own, but my Father who lives
in me does his work through me. 11 Just
believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or at least believe because
of the work you have seen me do.
12 “I tell you the truth, anyone who
believes in me will do the same works I
have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.
13 You can ask for anything in my name,
and I will do it, so that the Son can bring
glory to the Father. 14 Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!
JESUS PROMISES THE HOLY SPIRIT
15 “If you love me, obey* my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and
he will give you another Advocate,* who
will never leave you. 17 He is the Holy
A C C U R AT E A C C O U N T S
(14:26) Jesus promised the disciples that the Holy
Spirit would help them remember what they had
learned from Jesus. This promise underscores the
validity of the Gospels, as well as the rest of the
New Testament. The disciples were eyewitnesses of
Jesus’ life and teachings. The Holy Spirit helped them
remember Jesus’ words without taking away their
individual perspectives. We can be confident that the
Gospels are accurate records of what Jesus taught
and did (see also 1 Corinthians 2:10-16). How thoroughly have you investigated these records?
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Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world
cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him.
But you know him, because he lives with
you now and later will be in you.* 18 No, I
will not abandon you as orphans—I will
come to you. 19 Soon the world will no
longer see me, but you will see me. Since
I live, you also will live. 20 When I am
raised to life again, you will know that I
am in my Father, and you are in me, and
I am in you. 21 Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones
who love me. And because they love me,
my Father will love them. And I will love
them and reveal myself to each of them.”
22 Ju
das (not Judas Iscariot, but the
other disciple with that name) said to
him, “Lord, why are you going to reveal
yourself only to us and not to the world
at large?”
23 Jesus replied, “All who love me will
do what I say. My Father will love them,
and we will come and make our home
with each of them. 24 Anyone who doesn’t
love me will not obey me. And remember, my words are not my own. What I
am telling you is from the Father who
sent me. 25 I am telling you these things
now while I am still with you. 26 But when
the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he
will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.
27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace
of mind and heart. And the peace I give
is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t
be troubled or afraid. 28 Remember what I
told you: I am going away, but I will come
back to you again. If you really loved me,
you would be happy that I am going to
the Father, who is greater than I am. 29 I
have told you these things before they
happen so that when they do happen,
you will believe.
30 “I don’t have much more time to talk
to you, because the ruler of this world
approaches. He has no power over me,
14:2a Or There are many rooms in my Father’s house.
14:2b Or If this were not so, I would have told you that
I am going to prepare a place for you. Some manuscripts
read If this were not so, I would have told you. I am going
to prepare a place for you.
14:7 Some manuscripts
read If you have really known me, you will know who my
Father is.
14:15 Other manuscripts read you will obey;
still others read you should obey.
14:16 Or Comforter,
or Encourager, or Counselor. Greek reads Paraclete; also
in 14:26. 14:17 Some manuscripts read and is in you.
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