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Jesus Comforts His Disciples

"Do not let your hearts be troubled.^(a) You believe^(b) in God^[a];^(c) believe also in me.

My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there^(d) to prepare a place for you?

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back^(e) and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.^(f)

You know the way to the place where I am going."

Thomas^(g) said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?"

Jesus answered, "I am^(h) the way⁽ⁱ⁾ and the truth^(j) and the life.^(k) No one comes to the Father except through me.^(l)

If you really know me, you will know^[b] my Father as well.^(m) From now on, you do know him and have seen him."

Philip⁽ⁿ⁾ said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us."

Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.^(o) How can you say, ‘Show us the Father'?

Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me?^(p) The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority.^(q) Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.

Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.^(r)

Very truly I tell you, whoever believes^(s) in me will do the works I have been doing,^(t) and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

And I will do whatever you ask^(u) in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

"If you love me, keep my commands.^(v)

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate^(w) to help you and be with you forever—

the Spirit of truth.^(x) The world cannot accept him,^(y) because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be^[c] in you.

I will not leave you as orphans;^(z) I will come to you.^(aa)

Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me.^(ab) Because I live, you also will live.^(ac)

On that day^(ad) you will realize that I am in my Father,^(ae) and you are in me, and I am in you.^(af)

Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me.^(ag) The one who loves me will be loved by my Father,^(ah) and I too will love them and show myself to them."

Then Judas^(ai) (not Judas Iscariot) said, "But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?"^(aj)

Jesus replied, "Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching.^(ak) My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.^(al)

Anyone 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.^(am)

"All this I have spoken while still with you.

But the Advocate,^(an) the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name,^(ao) will teach you all things^(ap) and will remind you of everything I have said to you.^(aq)

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.^(ar) I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled^(as) and do not be afraid.

"You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.'^(at) If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father,^(au) for the Father is greater than I.^(av)

I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe.^(aw)

I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world^(ax) is coming. He has no hold over me,

but he comes so that the world may learn that I love the Father and do exactly what my Father has commanded me.^(ay) "Come now; let us leave.