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14:9
xJn 12:45; Col 1:15
14:10
yJn 10:38
zJn 5:19
14:11
5:36; 10:38
aJn
14:12
bMt 21:21
cLk 10:17
14:13
7:7
dMt
14:15
ever 21,23
14:16
fJn 15:26; 16:7
14:17
gJn 15:26; 16:13;
1Jn 4:6
h1Co 2:14
14:18
iver 3,28
14:19
7:33,34; 16:16
6:57
jJn
kJn
14:20
lJn 10:38
14:21
5:3
2:5
m1Jn
n1Jn
14:22
oLk 6:16; Ac 1:13
pAc 10:41
14:23
qver 15
r1Jn 2:24; Rev 3:20
14:24
7:16
sJn
14:26
15:26; 16:7
2:33
vJn 16:13
wJn 2:22
tJn
uAc
14:27
16:33; Php 4:7
xJn
14:28
2-4,18
5:18
aJn 10:29; Php 2:6
yver
zJn
14:29
bJn 13:19; 16:4
14:30
cJn 12:31
14:31
10:18; 12:49
dJn
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J ohn 1 4 : 3 1
9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been a
mong you such
a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. x How can you say, ‘Show us
the Father’? 10Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? y
The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. z Rather, it is the Father, liv
ing in me, who is doing his work. 11Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and
the Father is in me; or at l east believe on the evidence of the w
orks themselves. a 12Very
truly I tell you, whoever believes b in me will do the works I have been doing, c and they
will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13And I will do
whatever you ask d in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14You may
ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit (214 )
15“If you love me, keep my commands. e 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give
you another advocate f to help you and be with you forever — 17the Spirit of truth. g The
world cannot accept him, h because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know
him, for he lives with you and will be a in you. 18I will not leave you as orphans; I will
come to you. i 19Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. j
Because I live, you also will live. k 20On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, l
and you are in me, and I am in you. 21Whoever has my commands and k
eeps them is the
one who loves me. m The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, n and I too will
love them and show myself to them.”
22 Then Judas o (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show your
self to us and not to the world?” p
23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. q My Father will love
them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. r 24Anyone who does not
love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong
to the Father who sent me. s
25“All this I have spoken while still with you. 26But the Advocate, t the Holy Spirit,
whom the Father will send in my name, u will t each you all t hings v and will remind
you of everything I have said to you. w 27Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. x
I do not give to you as the w
orld gives. Do not let your h
earts be troubled and do not
be afraid.
28“You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ y If you loved
me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, z for the Father is greater than I. a
29I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe. b
30I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world c is coming. He has no hold
over me, 31but he comes so that the world may learn that I love the Father and do exactly
what my Father has commanded me. d
“Come now; let us leave.
a
17 Some early manuscripts and is
him. Love is more than lovely words; it is commitment and conduct. If you
love Jesus, then prove it by obeying what he says in his Word.
14:22-23 Because the disciples were still expecting Jesus to establish
an earthly kingdom and overthrow Rome, they found it difficult to understand why he did not tell the world at large that he was the Messiah. Jesus
confronted Judas by saying that those who truly loved him would know
who he was. Not everyone, however, could or was willing to understand
Jesus’ message. Ever since Pentecost, the gospel of the kingdom has
been proclaimed in the whole world, and yet not everyone is receptive
to it. Jesus saves the deepest revelations of himself for those who want
to truly know him, love him, and obey him.
14:26 Jesus promised the disciples that the Holy Spirit would help
them remember what he had been teaching them. This promise ensures
the validity of the New Testament. The disciples were eyewitnesses of
Jesus’ life and teachings, and the Holy Spirit helped them remember
without taking away their individual perspectives. Therefore, we can be
confident that the Gospels are accurate records of what Jesus taught
and did (see 1 Corinthians 2:10-14). Also, the Holy Spirit can help us in
the same way he helped the disciples. As we study the Bible, we can trust
him to plant truth in our minds, convince us of God’s will, and remind
us when we stray from it.
14:27 The Holy Spirit’s work brings deep and lasting peace to our
hearts and minds. Unlike worldly peace, which is usually defined as the
absence of conflict, Jesus’ peace gives us confident assurance in any
circumstance. With his peace, we have no need to fear the present or
the future. Sin, fear, uncertainty, doubt, and despair are at war within us,
but the peace of God restrains these hostile forces and offers comfort in
place of conflict. Jesus says he will give us that peace if we are willing
to accept it from him. When you feel the stress of life, allow the Holy
Spirit to fill you with Jesus’ peace (see Philippians 4:6-7 for more on
experiencing God’s peace).
14:28 As God the Son, Jesus willingly submits to God the Father. On
earth, Jesus also submitted to many of the physical limitations of his
humanity (Philippians 2:6).
14:30-31 Although Satan, the prince of this world, was unable to overpower Jesus (Matthew 4:1-11), he still had the arrogance to try. Satan’s
power exists only because God allows him to act. But because Jesus is
sinless, Satan has no power over him. If we obey Jesus and align ourselves
closely with God’s purposes, Satan can have no power over us, either.
14:31 “Come now; let us leave” suggests that John 15 through 17 may
have been spoken en route to the garden of Gethsemane. Another view is