John 14

1 “Do not let your heart be troubled. Trust in God, and trust in me. [a] 2 In my Father’s house are many dwelling places; and if it were not so, I would have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you. [b] † 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I am coming again and will take you along to myself, so that where I am, you also may be. 4 And where I am going, you know the way.”

5 Thomas says to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” 6 Jesus says to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you had come to know me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you know him and have seen him.” [c]

8 Philip says to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus says to him, “So long a time I am with you, and you have not come to know me, Philip? The one who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not trust that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak from myself; but the Father, remaining in me, does his works. 11 Trust me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; and if not, trust because of the works themselves.

12 Amen, amen, I tell you, the one who trusts in me — the works that I do he also will do, and greater than these he will do, because I am going to the Father. 13 And whatever you ask for in my name, this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it. [d]

15 If you love me, you will keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, so that he may be with you forever — [e] † 17 the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot receive, because it does not see it or know it. You know it, because it remains beside you and will be in you. [f] 18 I will not leave you orphans; I am coming to you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world no longer sees me, but you see me; because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21 The one who has my commands and keeps them, that is the one who loves me; and the one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will show myself to him.”

22 Judas — not the Iscariot — says to him, “Lord, what has happened, that you are about to show yourself to us and not to the world?” [g] 23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling place with him. 24 The one who does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear is not mine but the Father’s who sent me. 25 These things I have spoken to you while remaining beside you; 26 but the Helper, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything that I said to you.

27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. 28 You heard that I said to you, ‘I am going away, and I am coming to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I. 29 And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it happens you may trust. 30 I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world is coming; and in me he has nothing, 31 but so that the world may know that I love the Father, and just as the Father commanded me, so I do. Rise, let us go from here.” [h]