ask in my name--as Mediator. April 20, 2008. . But if they should ask him, why joy at his departure was more suitable than sorrow, would they not start back with astonishment, if not horror, were he to reply, "Because my Father is greater than I?" (12-17) He still further comforts his disciples. Psalm. John Part 1 10 lessons covering John 1-6 with Lesson Six a study on Being Born Again and Lesson Ten a Topical Study on Jesus' Disciples; John Part 2 8 lessons covering John 7-11. (Note: The Commentary of John is being proofed with minor revisions. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. My Peace I Give to You. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. John 14:16 is one of the verses in the Bible that shows the underlying theme of the Trinity. . The traitor being no longer present, we needed not to be told that this question came not from him. believe also in me--that is, Have the same trust in Me. But oh, how different from ordinary adieus! If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 18-20. The "abode" means a permanent, eternal stay! Ye believe in God, believe also in me - It is best to read both the verbs in the imperative mood: - Place your confidence in God, and in me as the Mediator between God and man, John 14:12-14; and expect the utmost support from God; but expect it all through me. This passage from Jesus’ farewell discourse, which began in John 13, is a series of dialogues that turn on honest questions. 13, 14. whatsoever ye . Upon the word troubled. that he may abide with you for ever--never go away, as Jesus was going to do in the body. Includes Topical Study on the Feasts (Lessons 2-4) and Topical Study … (John 14:1) because I live--not "shall live," only when raised from the dead; for it is His unextinguishable, divine life of which He speaks, in view of which His death and resurrection were but as shadows passing over the sun's glorious disk. When he had convicted and discarded Judas, he set himself to comfort the rest, who were full of sorrow upon what he had said of leaving them, and a great many good words and comfortable words he here speaks to them. Commentary on John 14:1-14. “Whether chapters 15-17 were spoken en route to Gethsemane or whether he and the disciples lingered while he finished the discussion is not plain.” (Tenney), iv. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. “Anyone who has tried to get a group of a dozen or so to leave a particular place at a particular time will appreciate that it usually takes more than one brief exhortation to accomplish this.” (Morris), ii. At first (from John 13:31 ) the intercourse took the form of conversation; sitting at table, they talked familiarly together. John Piper Feb 5, 1984 1K Shares Sermon. CHAPTER 14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. “Has nothing in Me — no point of appliance whereon to fasten his attack.” (Alford), ii. This chapter is a continuation of Christ’s discourse with his disciples after supper. Enduring Word Bible Commentary Ezekiel Chapter 14 Ezekiel 14 – Noah, Daniel, and Job A. Rebuking elders and prophets. "Knowest thou not," said LUTHER to the King of Terrors, "that thou didst devour the Lord Christ, but wert obliged to give Him back, and wert devoured of Him? Jesus, when I think of all You will give to me and all Your people when You ascend to glory and from there send forth the Holy Spirit, pray for Your church, and prepare a place for us – it makes me happy that You are going to the Father, also for my sake. CHAPTER 14. The chapters which have been finished are the ones with the text being offered in MS Word also) Introduction to the Gospel of John In MSWord Format John Chapter 1. "He who can regard all the personal expressions, applied to the Spirit in these three chapters ('teaching,' 'reminding,' 'testifying,' 'coming,' 'convincing,' 'guiding,' 'speaking,' 'hearing,' 'prophesying,' 'taking') as being no other than a long drawn-out figure, deserves not to be recognized even as an interpreter of intelligible words, much less an expositor of Holy Scripture" [STIER]. of Believe in God, believe also in me. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. . I shall live with my Lord Christ, since I know and believe that He liveth!" (18-31) Verses 1-11 Here are three words, upon any of which stress may be laid. he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you--Though the proper fulness of both these was yet future, our Lord, by using both the present and the future, seems plainly to say that they already had the germ of this great blessing. Believe in God, believe also in me. i. (Compare Leviticus 26:11 Leviticus 26:12 , Ezekiel 37:26 Ezekiel 37:27 , 2 Corinthians 6:16 ; and contrast Jeremiah 14:8 ). The word heart. Commentary on the Gospel of John Chapter 14 A Commentary on the Gospel of John Chapter Fourteen The Lord begins in John 14:1 a long discourse that continues through Chapter 17 and ends with His prayer for them. remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto so the Father shall send the Spirit in My name, says Jesus, that is, with like divine power and authority to reproduce in their souls what Christ taught them, "bringing to living consciousness what lay like slumbering germs in their minds" [OLSHAUSEN]. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father, for my Father is greater than I--These words, which Arians and Socinians perpetually quote as triumphant evidence against the proper Divinity of Christ, really yield no intelligible sense on their principles. “One would have thought that on such a night as that, the deepest craving of Jesus would have been to be alone… He could not leave them to go out alone. (1-5) His prayer for his disciples. In My Father’s House —John 14:1-6. But Christ is the Executor of His own Testament; the peace He "leaves" He "gives"; Thus all is secure. I will not leave you orphans, or fatherless, for though I leave you, yet I leave you this comfort, I will come to you. Compare the saying in John 5:17 , for which the Jews took up stones to stone Him, as "making himself equal with God" ( John 14:18 ). Commentary on John 14:1-14. 1 Let not your heart be troubled. But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. 1 We are in a very stressful world and more and more people are stressed out. 27. As "the Prince of Peace" ( Isaiah 9:6 ) He brought it into flesh, carried it about in His Own Person ("My peace") died to make it ours, left it as the heritage of His disciples upon earth, implants and maintains it by His Spirit in their hearts. Our Evangelist, like a consecrated priest, alone opens up to us the view into this sanctuary. As recent as 2001 the Girl Scouts of America introduced a “Stress Less Badge” for girls aged eight to eleven. how . At that moment Judas Iscariot was arranging the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus is "the way, and the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). But when ( John 14:31 ) the repast was finished, the language of Christ assumed a loftier strain; the disciples, assembled around their Master, listened to the words of life, and seldom spoke a word (only John 16:17 John 16:29 ). “Jesus goes to death not crushed by the machinations of Satan, ‘but that the world may know that I love the Father and as the Father has commanded me.’” (Dods). 23. we will come and make our abode with him--Astonishing statement! Keeping the commandments of Jesus does speak to our personal morality, yet His emphasis was on love for others and faith in Him as demonstrations of obedience to His commandments . 31. John 14:1-6 The Word of God . International Bible Lesson Commentary John 14:1-14 (John 14:1) “Do not let your hearts be troubled. (6-10) His prayer. Christ comforts his disciples. At that day--of the Spirit's coming. This means "a person summoned to one's aid," and may refer to an advisor, a legal defender, a mediator, or an intercessor. Philip then asks a question hinging on the idea of Jesus being the One to "show" them the Father. Glorious saying! This text is frequently read at funerals, and for good reason. for the prince of this cometh--with hostile intent, for a last grand attack, having failed in His first formidable assault ( Luke 4:1-13 ) from which he "departed [only] for a season" ( John 14:13 ). Arise, let us go hence--Did they then, at this stage of the discourse, leave the supper room, as some able interpreters conclude? Satan could not push Jesus to the cross; Jesus went in loving obedience to God the Father and out of love for the world (that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so do I). Let your heart be kept with full trust in God. Jesus says that he is going back to heaven to prepare a place for his disciples; and that he will come back again to take them there (John 14:1-6).. Life can be very troublesome; and if not troublesome, then tedious. 20. 28. "At length, in the Redeemer's sublime intercessory prayer, His full soul was poured forth in express petitions to His heavenly Father on behalf of those who were His own. He thinks it ought to be enough to be assured that they shall be where He is and in His keeping. Our Lord prayed as a man, and as the Mediator of his people; yet he spoke with majesty and authority, as one with and equal to the Father. Does not this strange speech from Christ's lips, then, presuppose such teaching on His part as would make it extremely difficult for them to think He could gain anything by departing to the Father, and make it necessary for Him to say expressly that there was a sense in which He could do so? Christ's prayer for himself. Scripture: John 14:25–31. John 14:1-31 . When he had convicted and discarded Judas, he set himself to comfort the rest, who were full of sorrow upon what he had said of leaving them, and a great many good words and comfortable words he here speaks to them. Because I said, “I am going to the Father”: We sense a joyful anticipation in Jesus, happy in His soon return to heaven’s fellowship between Father and Son. (John 14:17) that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. He has nothing in Me: Jesus could confidently and truthfully say that Satan had absolutely no hook, no foothold, no toehold of deception in Him. 15-17. ye shall know that I am in my Father, ye in me, I in. I go to prepare a place for you. In the Father's "coming" He "refers to the revelation of Him as a Father to the soul, which does not take place till the Spirit comes into the heart, teaching it to cry, Abba, Father" [OLSHAUSEN]. 1. Commentary on John 14:1-14 View Bible Text . Complete Concise Chapter Contents. Before leaving the scene of the supper, he spoke the words of this chapter concerning: (1) the Father's house, (2) the Way, the Truth, and the Life, (3) the Comforter, and (4) the eternal necessity of what he was about to do. We may request cookies to be set on your device. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. If so, we think our Evangelist would have mentioned it: see John 18:1 , which seems clearly to intimate that they then only left the upper room. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refuseing them will have impact how our site functions. John 14:3 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. Be not cast down and disquieted. c. He will give you another Helper: Helper translates the ancient Greek word "parakletos. " But that the world may know that I love the Father, &c.--The sense must be completed thus: "But to the Prince of the world, though he has nothing in Me, I shall yield Myself up even unto death, that the world may know that I love and obey the Father, whose commandment it is that I give My life a ransom for many." Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Perhaps the best choice for us as we hear and wrestle with the complexities of this passage is to imitate that honesty. Click on the different category headings to find out more. He shall glorify me; for he shall receive of mine and show it unto you—Thus the whole design of the Spirit's office is to glorify Christ—not in His own Person, for this was done by the Father when He exalted Him to His own right hand—but in the view and estimation of men. (1-3) The inquiry and the idols of the elders of Israel. But it is as if the Evangelist had said, "A very different Judas from the traitor, and a very different question from any that he would have put. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. “That it should require to be explicitly affirmed, as here, is strongest evidence that He was Divine.” (Dods), “I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (14) The water that I shall give him. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going." Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. God the Son prays to God the Father that He might send God the Holy Spirit to us. His miracles the apostles wrought, though wholly in His name and by His power, and the "greater" works--not in degree but in kind--were the conversion of thousands in a day, by His Spirit accompanying them. Let not your heart be troubled, &c.--What myriads of souls have not these opening words cheered, in deepest gloom, since first they were uttered! The disciples began to lose all hope of a secular kingdom, and were discouraged in consequence: Christ promises them a spiritual … Scripture: John 14:15–17, John 14:25–26. The disciples were aware of Jesus' conflict with Jewish authorities and the danger that it presented. And if so, what a demand to make by one sitting familiarly with them at the supper table! Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. 19. world seeth--beholdeth. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. Trust in God; trust also in me. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. Moreover, a considerable portion of these sublime communications surpassed the point of view to which the disciples had at that time attained; hence the Redeemer frequently repeats the same sentiments in order to impress them more deeply upon their minds, and, because of what they still did not understand, points them to the Holy Spirit, who would remind them of all His sayings, and lead them into all truth ( John 14:26 )" [OLSHAUSEN]. (11-26) Commentary on John 17:1-5 (Read John 17:1-5). © Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . Jesus had repeatedly talked about His coming death and departure and He brings into a sharp focus the comments He had made. —These words are emphatic as opposed to this water. Notably, they got ready to go together. 25, 26. he shall teach you all things, and bring all to . 2. Its proper sense is an "advocate," "patron," "helper." Biblical Commentary (Bible study) John 14:1-14 EXEGESIS: JOHN 13-17. The loving, others-centered calm of Jesus in such circumstances is remarkable. 7. from henceforth--now, or from this time, understand. In my Father's house are many mansions--and so room for all, and a place for each. John 14:13-14. 1. . He begins by emphasizing belief (14:1-14) and then shifts to an emphasis on love (14:15-24). Thomas saith, Lord, we know not whither thou guest . Arise, let us go from here.”. that will I do--as Head and Lord of the kingdom of God. John 14 - In-depth verse-by-verse Bible study and commentary of John chapter 14 in plain English. On this rests the credibility and ultimate divine authority of THE GOSPEL HISTORY. . 30, 31. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. It is remarkable that Jesus should even say this. I will come to you--"I come" or "am coming" to you; that is, plainly by the Spirit, since it was to make His departure to be no bereavement. It was impossible for Him to forsake them.” (Morrison), ©2018 David Guzik – No distribution beyond personal use without permission. And this grand saying Jesus uttered with death immediately in view. John 14:1-31 . Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 14. He loved them far to deeply for that. We now come to that portion of the evangelical history which we may with propriety call its Holy of Holies. You can check these in your browser security settings. 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. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. What less, and what else, can these words mean? This comprehensive promise is emphatically repeated in John 14:14 . First Reading. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. Oh, the honesty of Thomas and Philip. All rights reserved. Men may hunt me out of the world--that I care not for--but I shall not on that account abide in death. Jesus began by washing the disciples' i. You can also change some of your preferences. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. It is a parting word, but of richest import, the customary "peace" of a parting friend sublimed and transfigured. . The truth of it is, that which makes the Person and Work of Christ the life of the world ( Hebrews 9:14 , 1 John 3:5 , 2 Corinthians 5:21 ). Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. If ye love me, keep my commandments. Christ comforts his disciples , on the event of his removal from them, by the consideration of his going to prepare a place for them in heaven , 1-4. Our Evangelist, like a consecrated priest, alone opens up to us the view into this sanctuary. THE FAREWELL DISCOURSE In chapter 13, Jesus gathered the disciples together in the Upper Room for the Passover meal. i. Yet the Father is not greater than the Son in essence or being; They are both equally God. The Spirit is here promised as One who would supply Christ's own place in His absence. The whole of what is here said of THE SPIRIT is decisive of His divine personality. ye believe in God--absolutely. The word your. me no more, but ye see--behold. All that His heart, glowing with love, had still to say to His friends, was compressed into this short season. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Thomas questions him concerning the way to the Father , and is answered, 5-7. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. Prior to Jesus’ arrest, He knew His disciples would flee in fear when He allowed himself to be taken away for trial and crucifixion, so He shared these truths for them and for all who would follow Him later. 4-7. whither I go ye know . Some may misunderstand this to be the case, but I John 5:14 qualifies what He will grant: "Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. . Jesus saith, I am the way, &c.--By saying this, He meant rather to draw out their inquiries and reply to them. not Iscariot--Beautiful parenthesis this! It is the record of the last moments spent by the Lord in the midst of His disciples before His passion, when words full of heavenly thought flowed from His sacred lips. b. John 14. c. My Father is greater than I: The Father is greater than the Son in position, especially in regard to the incarnation. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you--If John 14:25 John 14:26 sounded like a note of preparation for drawing the discourse to a close, this would sound like a farewell. The greater work described in John 14:12-14 is impossible without the empowering described in John 14:15-18. d. That He may abide with you forever : Jesus will give the Holy Spirit that He (a person, not a thing) may abide in us permanently, not temporarily (as in the Old Testament). What a brightness does this throw over the next clause, "ye shall live also!" Arriving at our spiritual destiny is not a matter of seeking a goal on our own terms; it is a question of whether we know the Person who embodies ultimate Truth (John 14:4–7). These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Indeed [as one in STIER says], we never read of Iscariot that he entered in any way into his Master's words, or ever put a question even of rash curiosity (though it may be he did, but that nothing from him was deemed fit for immortality in the Gospels but his name and treason)." . he shall give you another Comforter--a word used only by John; in his Gospel with reference to the Holy Spirit, in his First Epistle ( 1 John 2:1 ), with reference to Christ Himself. . Christ is "THE WAY" to the Father--"no man cometh unto the Father but by Me"; He is "THE TRUTH" of all we find in the Father when we get to Him, "For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily" ( Colossians 2:9 ), and He is all "THE LIFE" that shall ever flow to us and bless us from the Godhead thus approached and thus manifested in Him--"this is the true God and eternal life" ( 1 John 5:20 ). . He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, my Father and I will love him--Mark the sharp line of distinction here, not only between the Divine Persons but the actings of love in Each respectively, towards true disciples. I will not leave you comfortless--in a bereaved and desolate condition; or (as in Margin) "orphans." Salem Media Group. I will come speedily to you at my resurrection. The substance of this passage is that the Son is the ordained and perfect manifestation of the Father, that His own word for this ought to His disciples to be enough; that if any doubts remained His works ought to remove them works of His were designed merely to aid weak faith, and would be repeated, nay exceeded, by His disciples, in virtue of the power He would confer on them after His departure. In my Father's house there are many dwelling-places. In verses 15-24, (John 14:6) Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. (Read John 14:18-24) Christ promises that he would continue his care of his disciples. me--His bodily presence, being all the sight of Him which "the world" ever had, or was capable of, it "beheld Him no more" after His departure to the Father; but by the coming of the Spirit, the presence of Christ was not only continued to His spiritually enlightened disciples, but rendered far more efficacious and blissful than His bodily presence had been before the Spirit's coming. Proud member Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. 3. Chapter 14. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. not as the world giveth--in contrast with the world, He gives sincerely, substantially, eternally. “Probably the rest of the discourse, and the prayer, chapter 17, were delivered when now all were standing ready to depart.” (Alford), iii. Hereafter I will not talk much with you--"I have a little more to say, but My work hastens apace, and the approach of the adversary will cut it short." You believe in God; believe also in me.” John 14:1. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. Judas saith . I go to prepare a place for you--to obtain for you a right to be there, and to possess your "place.". and hath nothing in me--nothing of His own--nothing to fasten on. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Mark again the claim made:--to come again to receive His people to Himself, that where He is there they may be also. OVERVIEW This discourse takes place at the Last Supper (see chapter 13), and represents Jesus' attempt to prepare the disciples for what is coming. John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. . Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. We think it was the dictate of that saying of earlier date, "I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!" DISCOURSE AT THE TABLE, AFTER SUPPER. --a spontaneous and irrepressible expression of the deep eagerness of His spirit to get into the conflict, and that if, as is likely, it was responded to somewhat too literally by the guests who hung on His lips, in the way of a movement to depart, a wave of His hand, would be enough to show that He had yet more to say ere they broke up; and that disciple, whose pen was dipped in a love to his Master which made their movements of small consequence save when essential to the illustration of His words, would record this little outburst of the Lamb hastening to the slaughter, in the very midst of His lofty discourse; while the effect of it, if any, upon His hearers, as of no consequence, would naturally enough be passed over. 22. chapter xiv. c. Arise, let us go from here: At this point, Jesus and His disciples left the table and slowly made their way toward the Garden of Gethsemane. It is a peculiarity of these last chapters, that they treat almost exclusively of the most profound relations--as that of the Son to the Father, and of both to the Spirit, that of Christ to the Church, of the Church to the world, and so forth. You believe in God, believe also in Me. Is it true that God has given us a blank check to ask anything of Him just as one might ask a genie in a fairy tale? John chapter 14 KJV (King James Version) 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.. 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. 1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. In this sense it is plainly meant of Christ ( 1 John 2:1 ), and in this sense it comprehends all the comfort as well as aid of the Spirit's work. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. b. But what do the words mean if not this? Were a holy man on his deathbed, beholding his friends in tears at the prospect of losing him, to say, "Ye ought rather to joy than weep for me, and would if ye really loved me, "the speech would be quite natural. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. Lesson 1 of each part can be downloaded below as Pdf. ... John Chapter 14 John Chapter 15 Jesus said to the disciples, 'Do not let your hearts be troubled. Thus, this startling explanation seems plainly intended to correct such misapprehensions as might arise from the emphatic and reiterated teaching of His proper equality with the Father--as if so Exalted a Person were incapable of any accession by transition from this dismal scene to a cloudless heaven and the very bosom of the Father--and by assuring them that this was not the case, to make them forget their own sorrow in His approaching joy. (Compare Luke 24:5 , Revelation 1:18 , "the Living One"). (quoted in STIER). 8-12. manifest thyself to us, and not to the world--a most natural and proper question, founded on John 14:19 , though interpreters speak against it as Jewish. 21. But it is no transfer of our trust from its proper Object; it is but the concentration of our trust in the Unseen and Impalpable One upon His Own Incarnate Son, by which that trust, instead of the distant, unsteady, and too often cold and scarce real thing it otherwise is, acquires a conscious reality, warmth, and power, which makes all things new. He commanded them to put their faith in God the Father and in Jesus Himself (John 14:1). Chapter 14 This chapter is a continuation of Christ’s discourse with his disciples after supper. Acts 6-7 functions as a pivot point in Acts. Commentary on John 14:18-24. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. DISCOURSE AT THE TABLE, AFTER SUPPER. , believe also in me -- that is, have the same trust in God can receive! 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