# John 14.3

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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>
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> **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>**
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> 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? (John 14:1-5, 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>
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> **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>**
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> 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?” (John 14:1-5, 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>
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> **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>**
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> 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? (John 14:1-5, 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>
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> **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>**
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> 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?' (John 14:1-5, 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

- [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/).
- [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

**Concepts:**

- [Heaven](/codex/heaven/), via [John 14.1-7](/codex/john-14-1-7/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 14](/codex/john-14/)

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