Gospel of John chapter 14 (Common English Bible
translation copyright 2011)
Don't be troubled. Trust in God. Trust
also in me. My Father's house has room
to spare. If that weren't the case, would
I have told you that I'm going to prepare
a place for you? When I go to prepare
a place for you, I will return and take you
to be with me so that where I am you will
be too. You know the way to the place
I'm going.
Thomas asked, "Lord, we don't know where
you are going. How can we know the way?"
Jesus answered, "I am the way, the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me. If you have really
known me, you will also know the Father.
From now on you know him and have seen him."
Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father,
that will be enough for us."
Jesus replied, "Don't you know me, Philip,
even after I have been with you all this
time? Whoever has seen me has seen
the Father. How can you say, 'Show us
the Father'? Don't you believe that I am
in the Father and the Father is in me, or
at least believe on account of the works
themselves. I assure you that whoever
believes in me will do the works that I do.
They will do even greater works than these
because I am going to the Father. I will
do whatever you ask for in my name, so
that the Father can be glorified in the Son.
When you ask me for anything in my name,
I will do it.
If you love me, you will keep my command-
ments. I will ask the Father, and he will send
another Companion / Advocate, who will
be with you forever. This Companion is
the Spirit of Truth, whom the world can't
receive because it neither sees him nor
recognizes him. You know him, because
he lives with you and will be with you.
I won't leave you as orphans. I will come
to you. Soon the world will no longer see
me, but you will see me. Because I live,
you will live too. On that day you will know
that I am in my Father, you are in me, and
I am in you. Whoever has my command-
ments and keeps them loves me. Who-
ever loves me will be loved by my Father,
and I will love them and reveal myself to
them.
Judas (one of the Twelve not Iscariot) asked,
'Lord, why are you about to reveal yourself
to us and not to the world?'
Jesus answered, "Whoever loves me will
keep my word. My Father will love them,
and we will come to them and make our
home with them. Whoever doesn't love
me doesn't keep my words. The word
that you hear isn't mine. It is the word
of the Father who sent me. I have spoken
these things to you while I am with you.
The Companion, the Holy Spirit, whom
the Father will send in my name, will
teach you everything and will remind
you of everything I told you. Peace I
leave with you. My peace I give you.
I give to you not as the world gives.
Don't be troubled or afraid. You have
heard me tell you, 'I'm going away and
returning to you.' If you loved me, you
would be happy that I am going to the
Father, because the Father is greater
than me. I have told you before it happens
so that when it happens you will believe.
I won't say much more to you because
the world's ruler (Archon: Greek) is
coming. He has nothing on me. Rather,
he comes so that the world will know
that I love the Father and do just as
the Father has commanded me. Get up.
We're leaving this place.
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