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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.