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AndκαὶifἐὰνI goπορευθῶandκαὶprepareἑτοιμάσωa placeτόπονfor you,ὑμῖνI am comingἔρχομαιagainπάλινandκαὶwill takeπαραλήμψομαιyouὑμᾶςtoπρὸςmyself,ἐμαυτόνso thatἵναwhereὅπουIἐγὼamεἰμὶyouὑμεῖςalsoκαὶmay be.ἦτε
John 14:3
Study it in the app“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I am coming again and will take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be.”
At the last supper he promises to come back and take his own to be with himJesus Will Return
With the Greek beneath
John 14:3, word by word
- I goπορευθῶporeuthō
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreuthō” appears- prepareἑτοιμάσωhetoimasō
prepare
Prepare, make ready.
Where else “hetoimasō” appears- a placeτόπονtopon
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topon” appears- I am comingἔρχομαιerchomai
come as Messiah
The coming of Jesus; "the one who comes" is the awaited one.
Where else “erchomai” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- will takeπαραλήμψομαιparalēmpsomai
take along
To take someone along, into one's care or company.
Where else “paralēmpsomai” appears- myselfἐμαυτόνemauton
myself
Myself.
Where else “emauton” appears- whereὅπουhopou
where
Where, wherever.
Where else “hopou” appears- amεἰμὶeimi
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “eimi” appears
The context
2In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places; if it were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?
3 · This verse (above)
4And where I am going, you know the way.”
To study John 14 in a group
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?