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John 14

The Promise of the Advocate

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he remains with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you. Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. The one who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me. And the one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.”

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Notes

Translation notes for John 14.

v01

“Do not let your hearts be troubled” addresses inner disturbance directly without removing its cause.

v02

“Many dwelling places” leaves the nature of these spaces undefined, emphasizing presence over structure.

v06

“The way, and the truth, and the life” gathers multiple claims without separating them; access to the Father is relationally defined.

v07–11

Mutual indwelling between Father and Son is asserted without explanation, inviting recognition rather than analysis.

v12

“Greater works” are promised without specification, creating expectation without detail.

v13–14

Asking “in my name” ties prayer to alignment rather than formula.

v16–17

The Advocate is both given and known; presence is described as both with and in.

v18

“I will not leave you as orphans” frames departure in relational terms rather than spatial absence.

v20

The layered “in” language (Father, Son, disciples) resists simplification.

v23

Divine dwelling shifts from place to person; presence becomes internal rather than localized.

v27

Peace is distinguished from worldly peace without defining either fully.

v28

“The Father is greater than I” stands alongside earlier unity statements without resolution.

v30

The “ruler of the world” is introduced without elaboration, functioning as a looming presence rather than a defined figure.

v31

Love is expressed through obedience, linking relationship and action.

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Vocabulary

Selected source-language vocabulary for John 14.

v01

ταράσσω (tarassō)

“To trouble” or “disturb.” Indicates inner agitation or unrest.

v02

μονή (monē)

“Dwelling place.” A place of abiding; relational as much as spatial.

v06

ὁδός (hodos)

“Way.” A path or means; here both direction and access.

v06

ἀλήθεια (alētheia)

“Truth.” Not merely factual correctness but revealed reality.

v06

ζωή (zōē)

“Life.” Participation in divine life rather than mere existence.

v16

παράκλητος (paraklētos)

“Advocate.” One who comes alongside—helper, counselor, or intercessor.

v17

πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας (pneuma tēs alētheias)

“Spirit of truth.” Associated with revelation and recognition.

v20

ἐν (en)

“In.” A term of relational participation, used repeatedly in layered ways.

v27

εἰρήνη (eirēnē)

“Peace.” Wholeness or completeness, distinct from mere absence of conflict.

v30

ἄρχων (archōn)

“Ruler.” One who exercises authority; here undefined in scope.