Jesus the Way to the Father

14‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe* in God,

believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house there are

many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told

you that I go to prepare a place for you?* 3And if I go and

prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you

to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. 4And

you know the way to the place where I am going.’* 5Thomas

said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going. How

can we know the way?’ 6Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and

the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except

through me. 7If you know me, you will know* my Father also.

From now on you do know him and have seen him.’

8 Philip said to him, ‘Lord, show us the Father, and we will be

satisfied.’ 9Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you all this

time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen

me has seen the Father. How can you say, "Show us the

Father"? 10Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the

Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak

on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works.

11Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in

me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works

themselves. 12Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes

in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do

greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.

13I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father

may be glorified in the Son. 14If in my name you ask me*

for anything, I will do it.