Study Desk

Jesus said, "My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and what I told the Jews, I tell you now: Where I am going you cannot come.

Peter asked, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I am ready to die for you!"

Jesus answered, "Are you ready to die for me? I tell you the truth, before the rooster crows, you will say three times that you don't know me."

There are many rooms in my Father's house; I would not tell you this if it were not true. I am going there to prepare a place for you.

After I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me so that you may be where I am.

And if you ask for anything in my name, I will do it for you so that the Father's glory will be shown through the Son.

If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.

The greatest love a person can show is to die for his friends.

You did not choose me; I chose you. And I gave you this work: to go and produce fruit, fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you anything you ask for in my name.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.

But this happened so that what is written in their law would be true: ‘They hated me for no reason.'

But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go away. When I go away, I will send the Helper to you. If I do not go away, the Helper will not come.

"I have many more things to say to you, but they are too much for you now.

In that day you will not ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you anything you ask for in my name.

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy will be the fullest possible joy.

In that day you will ask the Father for things in my name. I mean, I will not need to ask the Father for you.

I am praying for them. I am not praying for people in the world but for those you gave me, because they are yours.

Make them ready for your service through your truth; your teaching is truth.

For their sake, I am making myself ready to serve so that they can be ready for their service of the truth.

"I pray for these followers, but I am also praying for all those who will believe in me because of their teaching.