Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if not, I would have told you. I am going away to prepare a place for you.

International Standard Version

There are many rooms in my Father's house. If there weren't, I wouldn't have told you that I am going away to prepare a place for you, would I?

A Conservative Version

In my Father's house are many dwellings, and if not, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

American Standard Version

In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.

Amplified

In My Father’s house are many dwelling places. If it were not so, I would have told you, because I am going there to prepare a place for you.

An Understandable Version

There are many rooms in my Father's house, and I am going to prepare a place for each one you [in them]. I would not have told you this if it were not so.

Anderson New Testament

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.

Bible in Basic English

In my Father's house are rooms enough; if it was not so, would I have said that I am going to make ready a place for you?

Common New Testament

In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Daniel Mace New Testament

in my father's house are many mansions; however, I have told you, I am going to prepare a place for you:

Darby Translation

In my Father's house there are many abodes; were it not so, I had told you: for I go to prepare you a place;

Godbey New Testament

Many mansions are in the house of my Father; but if it were not so, I would have told you; because I go to prepare a place for you.

Goodspeed New Testament

There are many rooms in my Father's house; if there were not, I would have told you, for I am going away to make ready a place for you.

John Wesley New Testament

In my Father's house are many mansions; if not, I would have told you.

Julia Smith Translation

In my Father's house are many dwellings: and if not, I had said to you. I go to prepare a place for you.

King James 2000

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

In my Father's house there are many dwelling places; but if not, I would have told you, because I am going away to prepare a place for you.

Modern King James verseion

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.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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.

Moffatt New Testament

In my Father's house there are many abodes; were it not so, would I have told you that I was going to prepare a place for you?

Montgomery New Testament

In my Father's house there are many rooms If it were not so, would I have told you that I went to prepare a place for you?

NET Bible

There are many dwelling places in my Father's house. Otherwise, I would have told you, because I am going away to make ready a place for you.

New Heart English Bible

In my Father's house are many dwelling places. If it weren't so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.

Noyes New Testament

In my Fathers house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. For I go away to prepare a place for you;

Sawyer New Testament

In my Father's house are many mansions; if there were not I would have told you.

The Emphasized Bible

In the house of my Father, are, many dwellings; or else I would have told you, I go to prepare a place for you.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

In my Father's house are many mansions: and if not, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Twentieth Century New Testament

In my Father's Home there are many dwellings. If it had not been so, I should have told you, for I am going to prepare a place for you.

Webster

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.

Weymouth New Testament

In my Father's house there are many resting-places. Were it otherwise, I would have told you; for I am going to make ready a place for you.

Williams New Testament

In my Father's house there are many dwelling places; if there were not, I would have told you, for I am going away to make ready a place for you.

World English Bible

In my Father's house are many homes. If it weren't so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.

Worrell New Testament

In My Father's house are many abiding-places; otherwise, I would have told you; because I am going to prepare a place for you.

Worsley New Testament

In my Father's house there are many mansions; if not, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.

Youngs Literal Translation

in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
In
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

my
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

πατήρ 
Pater 
Usage: 180

οἰκία 
Oikia 
Usage: 46

are
εἰσί 
Eisi 
are, be, were, have, not tr,
Usage: 97

πολύς πολλός 
Polus 
Usage: 292

μονή 
Mone 
Usage: 0

if
εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218

it were not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

so, I would have told
ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

you
ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293

I go
πορεύομαι 
Poreuomai 
go, depart, walk, go way,
Usage: 101

to prepare
ἑτοιμάζω 
hetoimazo 
Usage: 27

a place
τόπος 
Topos 
Usage: 75

Devotionals

Devotionals about John 14:2

Images John 14:2

Prayers for John 14:2

Context Readings

Jesus' Farewell Discourse

1 Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. 3 If I go and prepare a place for you I will come again and I will receive you to myself, for where I am you may also be.

Cross References

John 13:33

Little children I am with you for a little while. You will seek me and as I told the Jews now I say to you, where I go, you cannot come.

John 13:36

Simon Peter said: Lord where are you going? Jesus answered: Where I am going you cannot follow me now. You will follow me later.

2 Corinthians 5:1

We know that if our earthly house (human body) (habitation of life) is destroyed; we have a building from God. It is an everlasting house in the heavens, not made with human hands.

John 12:25-26

He that loves his life [in this world] loses it; and he that detests (does not love) his life in this world shall save it for everlasting life.

John 16:4

I tell you these things so you will remember that I told you when the time comes. I did not tell this from the beginning because I was with you.

John 17:24

Father, I desire that these whom you gave me may be with me where I am. I want them to see the glory you have given me. For you loved me before the creation of the world.

Acts 9:16

I will show him plainly how many things he must suffer for my name.

1 Thessalonians 3:3-4

We do not want anyone to be discouraged by these troubles. You know we were bound to suffer persecution.

1 Thessalonians 5:9

For God has not appointed us to experience his wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:4-10

That is why we boast (rejoice) (have glory) about you in the congregations of God. We boast (rejoice) (have glory) about the way you continue to endure and believe through all the persecutions and sufferings you experience.

Titus 1:2

It is in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal.

Hebrews 6:20

That is where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

Hebrews 9:8

The Holy Spirit revealed that the way into the Most Holy Place was not open while the tent was still in use.

Hebrews 9:23-26

It was necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these. But the heavenly things should be cleansed with better sacrifices than these.

Hebrews 11:10

He looked for the city having real foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Hebrews 11:14-16

Those who say such things declare that they are seeking a country of their own.

Hebrews 13:14

We do not have a city that continues. We seek after the city that is to come.

Revelation 1:5

And from Jesus Christ, who is the Faithful Witness, and the firstborn from the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood.

Revelation 3:12

I will make the one who overcomes, a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will not go out from it anymore. I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is the New Jerusalem. This city comes down out of heaven from my God. I will write my new name on him.

Revelation 3:21

To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with me on my throne, even as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Revelation 21:2

Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:10-27

He carried me away in spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy city Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.

Luke 14:26-33

You who come to me may not be my disciple unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters and yourself.

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