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John 14:6

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4 You know the way to the place where I am going.”

5 “Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?”

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

7 If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”

8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”

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BSB
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
KJV
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
WEB
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
ASV
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.
DARBY
Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father unless by me.
BLB
Jesus says to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father if not through Me.
ÅB
Jesus sier til ham: Jeg er veien og sannheten og livet; ingen kommer til Faren uten ved meg.
OTB
Jesus svarte: «Jeg er veien, sannheten og livet. Ingen kommer til Faderen uten gjennom meg.
B1930
Jesus sier til ham: Jeg er veien og sannheten og livet; ingen kommer til Faderen uten ved mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Short explanation

Jesus does not only say that he shows the way, but that he is the way to the Father. The words answer Thomas' question about how they can know the way to where Jesus is going.

Context: Jesus comforts the disciples the evening before he is arrested, and says he is going to prepare a place for them.

See also: John 14:1, John 14:2, Acts 4:12

The explanation was written by an AI and has not yet been reviewed by a person. All explanations

Cross references

  • Acts 4:12

    Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

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  • John 10:9

    I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.

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  • Ephesians 2:18

    For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

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  • John 11:25–26

    Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.

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  • John 1:4

    In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.

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  • 1 John 5:20

    And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

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  • John 1:14

    The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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  • 1 John 5:11–12

    And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

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