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John 14:6

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4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth 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

    Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

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  • John 10:9

    I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

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  • Ephesians 2:18

    For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

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  • John 11:25–26

    Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

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  • John 1:4

    In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

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  • 1 John 5:20

    And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

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  • John 1:14

    And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

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  • 1 John 5:11–12

    And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

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