JESUS IS THE WAY

Passage: John 14:5-14

Key verse: 6

NIV

Jesus the Way to the Father

5 Thomas(A) said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

6 Jesus answered, “I am(B) the way(C) and the truth(D) and the life.(E) No one comes to the Father except through me.(F) 7 If you really know me, you will know[a] my Father as well.(G) From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

8 Philip(H) said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”

9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.(I) How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me?(J) The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority.(K) Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.(L) 12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes(M) in me will do the works I have been doing,(N) and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask(O) in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

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  1. John 14:7 Some manuscripts If you really knew me, you would know
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ESV

5 (A)Thomas said to him, “Lord, (B)we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am (C)the way, and (D)the truth, and (E)the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 (F)If you had known me, you would have (G)known my Father also.[a] From now on you do know him and (H)have seen him.”

8 (I)Philip said to him, “Lord, (J)show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? (K)Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that (L)I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you (M)I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that (N)I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else (O)believe on account of the works themselves.

12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, (P)whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I (Q)am going to the Father. 13 (R)Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that (S)the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 (T)If you ask me[b] anything in my name, I will do it.

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  1. John 14:7 Or If you know me, you will know my Father also, or If you have known me, you will know my Father also
  2. John 14:14 Some manuscripts omit me
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1. I am the way (5-7)

Jesus is the only way to God. He is God's Way. We must go to heaven through the door of his death and resurrection. Following him is the only way to live a free and joyful and meaningful life in this world. Jesus is the truth. He is the truth because he is the Creator. He reveals God to us. He also tells us the truth about ourselves. He is the life because in him was life and that life is the light of men (1:4). His life in us makes us truly human.

2. Show us the Father (8-14)

Philip wanted to see God--then he would believe. But God is Spirit; we must see him with the eyes of faith. Anyone who has seen Jesus has seen God, for Jesus is God. He came and lived and died among men so that we might know God. We know that God is living and working because he changes useless sinners into useful children of God. He answers prayer. Because Jesus died and rose, we can do great works. We can take the gospel to the ends of the earth, and pass it down from generation to generation.

Prayer: Lord, help the wandering young people of our times to know Jesus the way.

One Word: Jesus is the way