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1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. 5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. 8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us the Father? 10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. 11 Believe me that I [am] in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater [works] than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. 13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do [it].
15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. 20 At that day ye shall know that I [am] in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. 21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. 22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
25 These things have I spoken unto you, being [yet] present with you. 26 But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come [again] unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. 29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. 30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
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6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
-- There is only one way to God. Only through Jesus! All else will not come unto the Father.
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater [works] than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
--Does greater mean bigger or more? I don't know how it could mean bigger, and it looks like it means more: Definition: irregular comparative of μέγας; larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age):--elder, greater(-est), more.
Jesus had a very short ministry and lived in a time before mass media and ubiquitous communication. If the work of Jesus was to point people to God (miracles only being a means that he used to do so), this verse easily becomes literal and at the same time scary. Are we doing the work to point people to God? Are we actively doing this in an all-in, self-sacrificial manner that we see in Jesus, Paul, and the post-resurrection apostles? If not, the question becomes why not and *do we believe*? Do we understand how big God is? Do we understand how long eternity is? How horrible the Lake of Fire will be and how many are on that wide path to destruction? How great eternity with God in Heaven will be and how few will find it? I think if we completely understood the extent of those and had faith that it was all true the actions would naturally and uninhibitedly flow, even gush.
17 [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
--Do we have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us? Are we sure? Do we "know" him? The stakes are incredibly high. It is probably a good idea to pray about this for as long as it takes until we are sure that we know him and that he is in us.
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
--Jesus equates love with obedience. Apparently this is binary, one or the other. Those who love Jesus keep his words. Those who do not love Jesus do not keep his words. Those who are being disobedient do not love Jesus, regardless of what they claim or believe. Jesus tells us to deny ourselves and follow him (Mark 8:34-35) and if we save our life for ourselves we will perish but if we lose our life for Jesus and the gospel we will be saved. If we love Jesus we will be obedient and follow him denying ourselves thereby becoming a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1).
27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
--Do we have peace? If not, do we have faith and what do we believe? The peace Jesus brings is peace with the Father, who otherwise is our enemy (Romans 5:10). Once we know that we will have eternity (millions and millions of years) with God that nobody can take away (John 10:28-29), what is left for us to be troubled about and fear in this world? If we are denying ourselves and focused solely on following Jesus, what is there to worry about? Fear of possibilities in this world and a troubled heart about them can be used as an indicator of what we believe, where we place our faith, and whether or not we are saved.
28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come [again] unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
--Do we rejoice that Jesus died for us? If we believe what the Bible says about redemption and the only two future outcomes (Heaven and Hell), that is the greatest news ever. If we are not rejoicing at Jesus' death in our place, it appears from Jesus' words here that we may have a love/faith/belief problem.
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