# John 14.1-7

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> **1. <span class="rl-speech">Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">And whither I go, ye know the way.</span> 5. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; how know we the way? 6. Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also: from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.</span>**
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> 8. Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9. Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; how sayest thou, Show us the Father?</span> (John 14:1-9, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> **1. <span class="rl-speech">“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">Where I go, you know, and you know the way.”</span> 5. Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6. Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him, and have seen him.”</span>**
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> 8. Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” 9. Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the Father?’</span> (John 14:1-9, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> **1. <span class="rl-speech">Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.</span> 5. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 6. Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.</span>**
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> 8. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9. Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">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?</span> (John 14:1-9, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> **1. <span class="rl-speech">'Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, also in me believe;</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">and if I go on and prepare for you a place, again do I come, and will receive you unto myself, that where I am ye also may be;</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">and whither I go away ye have known, and the way ye have known.'</span> 5. Thomas saith to him, 'Sir, we have not known whither thou goest away, and how are we able to know the way?' 6. Jesus saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">'I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">if ye had known me, my Father also ye would have known, and from this time ye have known Him, and have seen Him.'</span>**
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> 8. Philip saith to him, 'Sir, shew to us the Father, and it is enough for us;' 9. Jesus saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">'So long time am I with you, and thou hast not known me, Philip? he who hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how dost thou say, Shew to us the Father?</span> (John 14:1-9, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** John the Apostle (traditionally) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** later Christian audience (high-Christological emphasis; against early gnosticism)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Ephesus (composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 26-33 AD (3-Passover chronology); composed c. AD 85-95

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G0225 - aletheia](/codex/g0225-aletheia/), *aletheia* (Strong's G225). Also appears in: [Mark 12](/codex/mark-12/), [Luke 22.54-62](/codex/luke-22-54-62/), [John 1.14](/codex/john-1-14/).
- [G1097 - ginosko](/codex/g1097-ginosko/), *ginosko* (Strong's G1097). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Mark 4.11-12](/codex/mark-4-11-12/), [Mark 6](/codex/mark-6/).
- [G1510 - eimi](/codex/g1510-eimi/), *eimi* (Strong's G1510). Also appears in: [Matthew 8.5-12](/codex/matthew-8-5-12/), [Matthew 14.22-33](/codex/matthew-14-22-33/), [Matthew 18.20](/codex/matthew-18-20/).
- [G2222 - zoe](/codex/g2222-zoe/), *zoe* (Strong's G2222). Also appears in: [Matthew 7.13-14](/codex/matthew-7-13-14/), [Matthew 19](/codex/matthew-19/), [Matthew 25.46](/codex/matthew-25-46/).
- [G2316 - theos](/codex/g2316-theos/), *theos* (Strong's G2316). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.23](/codex/matthew-1-23/), [Matthew 3.16](/codex/matthew-3-16/), [Matthew 5.9](/codex/matthew-5-9/).
- [G2424 - Iesous](/codex/g2424-iesous/), *Iesous* (Strong's G2424). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/), [Matthew 1.16](/codex/matthew-1-16/), [Matthew 1.18](/codex/matthew-1-18/).
- [G2588 - kardia](/codex/g2588-kardia/), *kardia* (Strong's G2588). Also appears in: [Matthew 5.28](/codex/matthew-5-28/), [Matthew 6.21](/codex/matthew-6-21/), [Matthew 9.4](/codex/matthew-9-4/).
- [G2962 - kyrios](/codex/g2962-kyrios/), *kyrios* (Strong's G2962). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.20](/codex/matthew-1-20/), [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 6.24](/codex/matthew-6-24/).
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), *pater* (Strong's G3962). Also appears in: [Matthew 5.48](/codex/matthew-5-48/), [Matthew 6.25-26](/codex/matthew-6-25-26/), [Matthew 6.25-34](/codex/matthew-6-25-34/).
- [G4100 - pisteuo](/codex/g4100-pisteuo/), *pisteuo* (Strong's G4100). Also appears in: [Matthew 18.6](/codex/matthew-18-6/), [Mark 15](/codex/mark-15/), [Mark 16.16-18](/codex/mark-16-16-18/).
- [G4314 - pros](/codex/g4314-pros/), *pros* (Strong's G4314). Also appears in: [Matthew 3.13](/codex/matthew-3-13/), [Matthew 5.28](/codex/matthew-5-28/), [Matthew 11.28](/codex/matthew-11-28/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Reliability of Reason](/codex/argument-from-the-reliability-of-reason/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Atheism Promotes Hatred Lies and Self-Idolatry](/codex/atheism-promotes-hatred-lies-and-self-idolatry/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Christian God is the Only True God](/codex/christian-god-is-the-only-true-god/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Did Jesus Send Muhammad Dilemma Argument](/codex/did-jesus-send-muhammad-dilemma-argument/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Fitness Beats Truth Argument](/codex/fitness-beats-truth-argument/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Fourth Way - Degrees of Perfection](/codex/fourth-way-degrees-of-perfection/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Free Will Argument from Love](/codex/free-will-argument-from-love/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Hand of God Argument](/codex/hand-of-god-argument/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Jesus is Jacobs Ladder](/codex/jesus-is-jacobs-ladder/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Liar Lunatic or Lord](/codex/liar-lunatic-or-lord/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Necessity of the Incarnation](/codex/necessity-of-the-incarnation/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Quran Confirms Jesus is God Argument](/codex/quran-confirms-jesus-is-god-argument/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Quran Confirms the Trinity Argument](/codex/quran-confirms-the-trinity-argument/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Religious Pluralism Objection Defeater](/codex/religious-pluralism-objection-defeater/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Satanic Fabrication Objection Defeater](/codex/satanic-fabrication-objection-defeater/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Transcendental Argument for God](/codex/transcendental-argument-for-god/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)

**Concepts:**

- [Christ vs Other Religion-Founders](/codex/christ-vs-other-religion-founders/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Christology](/codex/christology/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Christs Deity](/codex/christs-deity/), via [John 14.7-9](/codex/john-14-7-9/)
- [Critical Thinking Christian Framework](/codex/critical-thinking-christian-framework/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Dawah to Muslims](/codex/dawah-to-muslims/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Doctrine](/codex/doctrine/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Faith](/codex/h0530-emunah/), via [John 14.1](/codex/john-14-1/)
- [Father-Son Authority Asymmetry](/codex/father-son-authority-asymmetry/), via [John 14.7-9](/codex/john-14-7-9/)
- [Heaven](/codex/heaven/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 14](/codex/john-14/)
- [Laws of Logic](/codex/laws-of-logic/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Lesson 4.5, Comparative Religion Engagement](/codex/lesson-4-5-comparative-religion-engagement/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Meaning-Centered Evangelism](/codex/meaning-centered-evangelism/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Modus Ponens](/codex/modus-ponens/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Oneness Pentecostalism](/codex/oneness-pentecostalism/), via [John 14.7-9](/codex/john-14-7-9/)
- [Quick Objection Responses](/codex/quick-objection-responses/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Salvation Exclusivity](/codex/salvation-exclusivity/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Salvation of the Unevangelized](/codex/salvation-of-the-unevangelized/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Spirit of Deception](/codex/spirit-of-deception/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [The Muslim Defense](/codex/the-muslim-defense/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Theories of Truth](/codex/theories-of-truth/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Trinity vs Oneness vs Modalism vs Arianism](/codex/trinity-vs-oneness-vs-modalism-vs-arianism/), via [John 14.7-9](/codex/john-14-7-9/)
- [World Religions](/codex/world-religions/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Young's Literal Translation](/codex/ylt/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)

**People:**

- [Jesus](/codex/jesus/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Ravi Zacharias](/codex/ravi-zacharias/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [Thomas the Apostle](/codex/thomas-the-apostle/), via [John 14.5](/codex/john-14-5/), [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0225 - aletheia](/codex/g0225-aletheia/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [G1097 - ginosko](/codex/g1097-ginosko/), via [John 14.7](/codex/john-14-7/), [John 14.7-9](/codex/john-14-7-9/)
- [G1510 - eimi](/codex/g1510-eimi/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [G2198 - zao](/codex/g2198-zao/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [G2222 - zoe](/codex/g2222-zoe/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [G2588 - kardia](/codex/g2588-kardia/), via [John 14.1](/codex/john-14-1/)
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), via [John 14.6-11](/codex/john-14-6-11/)
- [G4100 - pisteuo](/codex/g4100-pisteuo/), via [John 14.1](/codex/john-14-1/)
- [G4314 - pros](/codex/g4314-pros/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [H0571 - emet](/codex/h0571-emet/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)

**Guides:**

- [02 Faith and Worldview](/codex/02-faith-and-worldview/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [04 Defeating Objections](/codex/04-defeating-objections/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)
- [05 Evangelistic Apologetics](/codex/05-evangelistic-apologetics/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)

**Other pages:**

- [Religious Pluralism Objection](/codex/religious-pluralism-objection/), via [John 14.6](/codex/john-14-6/)

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