Gospel of John
Chapter XIV

King James Bible Text

Study Notes Commentary

1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

Verse 1 Relax! You can believe in Jesus!

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.

Verse 2 Mansion is a place to live! Yes, Jesus is looking out for you. He’s already done everything that needs to be done!

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.

Verse 3 Be happy! Look, it’s just reasonable! If He’s prepared a place, it’s for you to join him!

4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

Verse 4 You are from Heaven. How do you know the way? Because Jesus has already told you!

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

Verse 7 Can you see it’s just a matter of acceptance? You do know Jesus, and so you do know God! Let it be true for you!

8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

Verse 8 Hasn’t Philip "heard" anything? Maybe he just doesn’t want to!

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?

Verse 9 Why is Philip asking, "Show us the Father?" Not only is he not listening to Jesus – he refuses to believe Him!

Take a look at this in your own mind! "I don’t get it," usually means, "I won’t accept it." Don’t kid yourself! Unbelief only gets in your way! Go right past it!

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.

Verse 10 You can understand this verse! Jesus says, "I and my Father are one! The words I speak come from my Father who lives in me! I live and move in Him!" Now you say it: "I and my Father are one!"
 

Verse 11 Jesus is saying, "Believe I am with my Father, and my Father is with me; and if not, believe me on account of the miracles!"

Verse 12 You are the healer now because you are listening to Jesus! It’s your decision – nobody is making you!
 

13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Verse 13 Somewhere, although maybe you have forgotten, you did ask God for Help – and you got it!
 

14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Verse 14 Be grateful you’ve been saved!
 

Verse 15 Your love for Jesus will keep you on target!
 

16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

Verse 16 Comforter means one who comforts! God gives you the Holy Spirit to be with you forever!
 

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.

Verse 19 The world doesn’t see Jesus, but you are not of the world. You do see Him ( understand his message), and you live because He lives!

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.

Verse 21 "He who has my commandments with him and obeys them, loves me; he who loves me will know the love of my Father, and I will love him, and reveal myself to him!" How’s your head? Wide open?
 

22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

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.

Verse 25 "I have spoken these things to you, while I am 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.

Verse 28 "Remember, I told you – I’d go away and be right back?! If you love me, be happy about this, because I’m going to my Father! That’s good news! We go together! Why? Because we’re the same!" Rejoice!
 

29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.

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.

Verse 31 Jesus knows that nothing is going to happen to Him! He’s about our Father’s business!