Today's Readings
John 13 : 33 - 14 : 25
33 | Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, "Where I am going, you cannot come,' so now I say to you. |
34 | A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. |
35 | By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." |
36 | Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, where are You going?" Jesus answered him, "Where I am going you cannot follow Me now, but you shall follow Me afterward." |
37 | Peter said to Him, "Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will lay down my life for Your sake." |
38 | Jesus answered him, "Will you lay down your life for My sake? Most assuredly, I say to you, the rooster shall not crow till you have denied Me three times. |
1 | "Let not your heart be troubled; you 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. |
3 | And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. |
4 | And where I go you know, and the way you know." |
5 | Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?" |
6 | Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. |
7 | "If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him." |
8 | Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us." |
9 | Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, "Show us the Father'? |
10 | Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. |
11 | Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. |
12 | "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. |
13 | And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
14 | If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. |
15 | "If you love Me, keep My commandments. |
16 | And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever-- |
17 | the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. |
18 | I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. |
19 | "A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. |
20 | At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. |
21 | He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him." |
22 | Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, "Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?" |
23 | Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. |
24 | He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me. |
25 | "These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. |