John 14:1-14 - Jesus' Farewell Discourse

¹ [Jesus continued], "Do not allow your hearts to be upset. You should believe in God, and believe in me also. ² 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. ³ And if I go to prepare a place for each of you, I will return to take all you to [be with] me, so that you also will be where I am. ⁴ And you all know how to get where I am going."

⁵ Thomas said to Jesus, "Lord, we do not know where you are going; how could we [possibly] know the way [to get there]?"

⁶ Jesus answered him, "I am the way [to God], and the truth [to believe], and the life [to live]. No one can go to the Father, except through [believing in] me.

⁷ If you have come to know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know Him, and have seen Him."

⁸ Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father and it [will] be enough for us."

⁹ Jesus replied to him, "Have I been with you men all this time, and [still] you do not know me, Philip? The person who has seen me, has [also] seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? ¹⁰ Do you not believe that I am in [fellowship with] the Father, and the Father is in [fellowship with] me? The words which I say to you do not originate with me, but it is the Father, who lives in me, who does His work [in me]. ¹¹ You should believe me [when I say] that I am in [fellowship with] the Father, and the Father is in [fellowship with] me. Or else believe me for the sake of the deeds themselves that I perform.

¹² Truly, truly, I tell you, the person who believes in me will perform the deeds that I do also; and he will perform even greater deeds than these, because I am going to the Father. [Note: The "greater deeds" are probably evangelizing the world]. ¹³ And I will do [for you] whatever you ask in my name [i.e., by my authority], so that the Father may be honored through the Son. ¹⁴ I will do anything [for you], if you ask [for it] in my name.