Study it in the app“You heard that I said to you, ‘I am going away and I am coming to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.”
You heardἠκούσατεthatὅτιIἐγὼsaidεἶπονto you,ὑμῖν‘I am going awayὙπάγωandκαὶI am comingἔρχομαιtoπρὸςyou.’ὑμᾶςIfεἰyou lovedἠγαπᾶτέme,μεyou wouldἄνhave rejoicedἐχάρητεthatὅτιI am goingπορεύομαιtoπρὸςthe Father,τὸν πατέραbecauseὅτιthe Fatherὁ πατὴρisἐστινgreaterμείζωνthan I.μού
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousate” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipon” appearsgo away
Go away, leave; "go!".
Where else “Hypagō” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchomai” appearslove
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “ēgapate” appearsrejoice
To feel joy and gladness about something.
Where else “echarēte” appearsgo
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreuomai” appearsFather
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patera” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearsgreater
Of greater importance or rank than the rest.
Where else “meizōn” appears27Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled nor afraid.
28 · This verse (above)
29And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe.
1. What it says
Thomas asks how to know the way, and Philip asks to see the Father. What does Jesus answer each of them? (vv. 5-11)
2. What it means
Jesus promises another Advocate, the Spirit of truth, and leaves his peace (vv. 16-17, 26-27). What does he say the Advocate will do?
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “Do not let your heart be troubled or afraid” (v. 27). What troubles you today, and how could you place it in his hands?
