New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996
John 14
1
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God. Trust in me also.
Reference
Faith
Isaiah 26:3
John 12:44
John 6:40
1 Peter 1:21
John 13:19
Ephesians 1:15
Parallel theme
2 Thessalonians 2:2
John 12:27
John 5:23
References God
Psalm 43:5
2
"There are many rooms in my Father's house. If this were not true, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.
Reference
3
If I go and do that, I will come back. And I will take you to be with me. Then you will also be where I am.
Reference
5
Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going. So how can we know the way?"
Reference
6
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Reference
Parallel theme
Acts 4:12
John 10:9
Ephesians 2:18
John 1:4
Hebrews 7:25
1 Peter 3:18
Truth
1 John 5:20
John 1:14
John 1:17
John 8:32
7
If you really knew me, you would know my Father also. From now on, you do know him. And you have seen him."
Reference
9
Jesus answered, "Don't you know me, Philip? I have been among you such a long time! Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. So how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
Reference
10
"Don't you believe that I am in the Father? Don't you believe that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. The Father lives in me. He is the One who is doing his work.
Reference
Faith
John 10:38
John 17:8
Parallel theme
John 5:19
John 10:30
Acts 10:38
John 5:17
John 8:28
Colossians 2:9
Word
John 12:49
1 John 5:7
11
Believe me when I say I am in the Father. Also believe that the Father is in me. Or at least believe what the miracles show about me.
Reference
12
"What I'm about to tell you is true. Anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. In fact, he will do even greater things. That is because I am going to the Father.
Reference
Faith
Matthew 21:21
Mark 16:17
Acts 4:4
Parallel theme
Acts 16:18
Acts 9:34
Acts 5:15
Acts 19:12
Acts 9:40
Acts 8:7
Acts 2:41
13
"And I will do anything you ask in my name. Then the Son will bring glory to the Father.
Reference
14
You may ask me for anything in my name. I will do it.
16
I will ask the Father. And he will give you another Friend to help you and to be with you forever.
Reference
17
The Friend is the Spirit of truth. The world can't accept him. That is because the world does not see him or know him. But you know him. He lives with you, and he will be in you.
Reference
Parallel theme
John 14:16
Spirit
Ezekiel 36:27
John 16:13
1 Corinthians 3:16
1 John 4:6
John 15:26
1 Corinthians 2:14
1 Corinthians 6:19
2 Timothy 1:14
Truth
1 John 2:27
19
"Before long, the world will not see me anymore. But you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.
Reference
20
On that day you will realize that I am in my Father. You will know that you are in me, and I am in you.
Reference
21
"Anyone who has my commands and obeys them loves me. My Father will love the one who loves me. I too will love him. And I will show myself to him."
Reference
Love
John 14:15
1 John 5:3
1 John 2:5
2 John 1:6
Deuteronomy 11:13
John 16:27
Parallel theme
John 15:14
Revelation 3:20
Word
Luke 11:28
Revelation 22:14
22
Then Judas spoke. "Lord," he said, "why do you plan to show yourself only to us? Why not also to the world?" The Judas who spoke those words was not Judas Iscariot.
Reference
23
Jesus replied, "Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love him. We will come to him and make our home with him.
Reference
Love
John 14:21
John 14:15
Parallel theme
1 John 2:24
1 John 4:4
2 Corinthians 6:16
Psalm 91:1
John 10:30
Isaiah 57:15
John 6:56
John 14:17
24
Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. The words you hear me say are not my own. They belong to the Father who sent me.
Reference
Love
John 8:42
John 14:15
Parallel theme
John 7:16
John 5:19
John 8:26
John 8:38
Word
John 14:10
John 3:34
John 5:38
26
But the Father will send the Friend in my name to help you. The Friend is the Holy Spirit. He will teach you all things. He will remind you of everything I have said to you.
Reference
Holy
1 John 2:20
1 Corinthians 6:19
Acts 2:33
Romans 15:13
Parallel theme
John 14:16
1 John 2:27
John 16:7
John 2:22
Isaiah 54:13
Spirit
John 15:26
27
"I leave my peace with you. I give my peace to you. I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be troubled. And do not be afraid.
Reference
28
"You heard me say, 'I am going away. And I am coming back to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad I am going to the Father. The Father is greater than I am.
Reference
Love
1 Peter 1:8
Matthew 12:18
Parallel theme
John 14:18
John 13:16
John 20:21
John 20:17
1 Corinthians 11:3
John 16:7
Isaiah 53:11
John 5:18
29
I have told you now before it happens. Then when it does happen, you will believe.
Reference
Faith
John 13:19
30
"I will not speak with you much longer. The prince of this world is coming. He has no power over me.
Reference
31
But the world must learn that I love the Father. They must also learn that I do exactly what my Father has commanded me to do. "Come now. Let us leave.
Reference
Love
John 15:9
Parallel theme
Philippians 2:8
John 4:34
Luke 12:50
Matthew 26:39
John 12:27
Word
John 10:18
John 12:49
Psalm 40:8
John 18:11
Summary of John 14
John 14 records some of Jesus' most important words of comfort and instruction to His disciples as they face the reality that He is about to leave them.
Jesus begins by telling His disciples not to let their hearts be troubled, encouraging them to trust both God and Himself even though they do not yet understand everything that is about to happen.
He explains that His Father's house has many dwelling places and that He is going to prepare a place for them.
He then promises that He will come again and take them to Himself so that they may ultimately be where He is.
When Thomas admits that the disciples do not know where Jesus is going or how they can know the way, Jesus gives one of the clearest statements about His identity in the Gospel: He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Jesus explains that no one comes to the Father except through Him, making clear that relationship with God is inseparably connected with relationship with Jesus.
Philip then asks Jesus to show them the Father, but Jesus explains that anyone who has seen Him has seen the Father.
He teaches that He is in the Father and the Father is in Him, and that His words and works reveal the Father's presence and authority.
Jesus then tells His disciples that those who believe in Him will continue His work and even accomplish greater works because He is going to the Father.
This does not mean that His followers will become greater than Jesus in identity or authority, but that His work will spread much farther through them after His departure.
Jesus also teaches about prayer, promising to answer requests made in His name when they serve the Father's purposes and bring glory to God.
He then connects love with obedience, explaining that those who love Him will keep His commandments.
The disciples' relationship with Jesus is therefore not merely emotional or intellectual; genuine love for Him produces a changed life characterized by obedience.
Jesus next promises that the Father will give them another Helper, the Holy Spirit, who will remain with them forever.
The Spirit is described as the Spirit of truth, who will live with and within Jesus' followers and provide the continuing presence of God after Jesus' physical departure.
Jesus assures His disciples that He will not leave them as orphans.
Although the world will no longer see Him in the same way, His disciples will see Him because He lives, pointing toward His resurrection and the continuing relationship they will have with Him.
Jesus further explains that those who love Him and keep His word will experience the presence of the Father and the Son, who will make their home with them.
The chapter therefore presents a profound picture of God's presence with believers through Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
Jesus then gives His disciples a special kind of peace, explaining that His peace is different from what the world can provide.
Because Jesus knows what is coming, He tells them not to be troubled or afraid.
He reminds them that He is going away but will come back, and He tells them that His return to the Father should ultimately be a reason for joy.
Jesus also explains why He has told them these things before they happen: when the events unfold, the disciples will be able to remember His words and believe.
The chapter closes with Jesus acknowledging that the ruler of this world is coming, referring to the forces that will bring about His arrest and crucifixion.
Yet Jesus does not present Himself as powerless or defeated.
Instead, He emphasizes His love for the Father and His willing obedience to the Father's command.
John 14 therefore focuses on comfort, relationship, faith, obedience, prayer, the Holy Spirit, and peace in the middle of uncertainty.
The chapter's central message is that Jesus' physical departure does not mean abandonment because He is preparing a place for His followers, remains the unique way to the Father, sends the Holy Spirit to live within them, and gives them His peace while they continue His work in the world.
At its heart, Jesus is teaching His disciples that even though they will soon see Him arrested and crucified, God's presence, Jesus' promises, and the work of the Holy Spirit will remain with them, giving them the strength to continue believing and following Him.
Jesus begins by telling His disciples not to let their hearts be troubled, encouraging them to trust both God and Himself even though they do not yet understand everything that is about to happen.
He explains that His Father's house has many dwelling places and that He is going to prepare a place for them.
He then promises that He will come again and take them to Himself so that they may ultimately be where He is.
When Thomas admits that the disciples do not know where Jesus is going or how they can know the way, Jesus gives one of the clearest statements about His identity in the Gospel: He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Jesus explains that no one comes to the Father except through Him, making clear that relationship with God is inseparably connected with relationship with Jesus.
Philip then asks Jesus to show them the Father, but Jesus explains that anyone who has seen Him has seen the Father.
He teaches that He is in the Father and the Father is in Him, and that His words and works reveal the Father's presence and authority.
Jesus then tells His disciples that those who believe in Him will continue His work and even accomplish greater works because He is going to the Father.
This does not mean that His followers will become greater than Jesus in identity or authority, but that His work will spread much farther through them after His departure.
Jesus also teaches about prayer, promising to answer requests made in His name when they serve the Father's purposes and bring glory to God.
He then connects love with obedience, explaining that those who love Him will keep His commandments.
The disciples' relationship with Jesus is therefore not merely emotional or intellectual; genuine love for Him produces a changed life characterized by obedience.
Jesus next promises that the Father will give them another Helper, the Holy Spirit, who will remain with them forever.
The Spirit is described as the Spirit of truth, who will live with and within Jesus' followers and provide the continuing presence of God after Jesus' physical departure.
Jesus assures His disciples that He will not leave them as orphans.
Although the world will no longer see Him in the same way, His disciples will see Him because He lives, pointing toward His resurrection and the continuing relationship they will have with Him.
Jesus further explains that those who love Him and keep His word will experience the presence of the Father and the Son, who will make their home with them.
The chapter therefore presents a profound picture of God's presence with believers through Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
Jesus then gives His disciples a special kind of peace, explaining that His peace is different from what the world can provide.
Because Jesus knows what is coming, He tells them not to be troubled or afraid.
He reminds them that He is going away but will come back, and He tells them that His return to the Father should ultimately be a reason for joy.
Jesus also explains why He has told them these things before they happen: when the events unfold, the disciples will be able to remember His words and believe.
The chapter closes with Jesus acknowledging that the ruler of this world is coming, referring to the forces that will bring about His arrest and crucifixion.
Yet Jesus does not present Himself as powerless or defeated.
Instead, He emphasizes His love for the Father and His willing obedience to the Father's command.
John 14 therefore focuses on comfort, relationship, faith, obedience, prayer, the Holy Spirit, and peace in the middle of uncertainty.
The chapter's central message is that Jesus' physical departure does not mean abandonment because He is preparing a place for His followers, remains the unique way to the Father, sends the Holy Spirit to live within them, and gives them His peace while they continue His work in the world.
At its heart, Jesus is teaching His disciples that even though they will soon see Him arrested and crucified, God's presence, Jesus' promises, and the work of the Holy Spirit will remain with them, giving them the strength to continue believing and following Him.