Juan 14

1 No se turbe vuestro corazón; creed en Dios, creed también en mí.

2 En la casa de mi Padre hay muchas moradas; si no fuera así, os lo hubiera dicho; porque voy a preparar un lugar para vosotros.

3 Y si me voy y preparo un lugar para vosotros, vendré otra vez y os tomaré conmigo; para que donde yo estoy, allí estéis también vosotros.

4 Y conocéis el camino adonde voy .

5 Tomás le dijo<***>: Señor, si no sabemos adónde vas, ¿cómo vamos a conocer el camino?

6 Jesús le dijo<***>: Yo soy el camino, y la verdad, y la vida; nadie viene al Padre sino por mí.

7 Si me hubierais conocido, también hubierais conocido a mi Padre; desde ahora le conocéis y le habéis visto.

8 Felipe le dijo<***>: Señor, muéstranos al Padre, y nos basta.

9 Jesús le dijo<***>: ¿Tanto tiempo he estado con vosotros, y todavía no me conoces, Felipe? El que me ha visto a mí, ha visto al Padre; ¿cómo dices tú: "Muéstranos al Padre"?

10 ¿No crees que yo estoy en el Padre, y el Padre en mí? Las palabras que yo os digo, no las hablo por mi propia cuenta, sino que el Padre que mora en mí es el que hace las obras.

11 Creedme que yo estoy en el Padre, y el Padre en mí; y si no, creed por las obras mismas.

12 En verdad, en verdad os digo: el que cree en mí, las obras que yo hago, él las hará también; y aun mayores que éstas hará, porque yo voy al Padre.

13 Y todo lo que pidáis en mi nombre, lo haré, para que el Padre sea glorificado en el Hijo.

14 Si me pedís algo en mi nombre, yo lo haré.

15 Si me amáis, guardaréis mis mandamientos.

16 Y yo rogaré al Padre, y El os dará otro Consolador para que esté con vosotros para siempre;

17 es decir, el Espíritu de verdad, a quien el mundo no puede recibir, porque ni le ve ni le conoce, pero vosotros sí le conocéis porque mora con vosotros y estará en vosotros.

18 No os dejaré huérfanos; vendré a vosotros.

19 Un poco más de tiempo y el mundo no me verá más, pero vosotros me veréis; porque yo vivo, vosotros también viviréis.

20 En ese día conoceréis que yo estoy en mi Padre, y vosotros en mí, y yo en vosotros.

21 El que tiene mis mandamientos y los guarda, ése es el que me ama; y el que me ama será amado por mi Padre; y yo lo amaré y me manifestaré a él.

22 Judas (no el Iscariote) le dijo<***>: Señor, ¿y qué ha pasado que te vas a manifestar a nosotros y no al mundo?

23 Jesús respondió, y le dijo: Si alguno me ama, guardará mi palabra; y mi Padre lo amará, y vendremos a él, y haremos con él morada.

24 El que no me ama, no guarda mis palabras; y la palabra que oís no es mía, sino del Padre que me envió.

25 Estas cosas os he dicho estando con vosotros.

26 Pero el Consolador, el Espíritu Santo, a quien el Padre enviará en mi nombre, El os enseñará todas las cosas, y os recordará todo lo que os he dicho.

27 La paz os dejo, mi paz os doy; no os la doy como el mundo la da. No se turbe vuestro corazón, ni tenga miedo.

28 Oísteis que yo os dije: "Me voy, y vendré a vosotros." Si me amarais, os regocijaríais porque voy al Padre, ya que el Padre es mayor que yo.

29 Y os lo he dicho ahora, antes que suceda, para que cuando suceda, creáis.

30 No hablaré mucho más con vosotros, porque viene el príncipe de este mundo, y él no tiene nada en mí;

31 pero para que el mundo sepa que yo amo al Padre, y como el Padre me mandó, así hago. Levantaos, vámonos de aquí.

Juan 14 Commentary

Chapter 14

Christ comforts his disciples. (1-11) He further comforts his disciples. (12-17) He still further comforts his disciples. (18-31)

Verses 1-11 Here are three words, upon any of which stress may be laid. Upon the word troubled. Be not cast down and disquieted. The word heart. Let your heart be kept with full trust in God. The word your. However others are overwhelmed with the sorrows of this present time, be not you so. Christ's disciples, more than others, should keep their minds quiet, when everything else is unquiet. Here is the remedy against this trouble of mind, "Believe." By believing in Christ as the Mediator between God and man, we gain comfort. The happiness of heaven is spoken of as in a father's house. There are many mansions, for there are many sons to be brought to glory. Mansions are lasting dwellings. Christ will be the Finisher of that of which he is the Author or Beginner; if he have prepared the place for us, he will prepare us for it. Christ is the sinner's Way to the Father and to heaven, in his person as God manifest in the flesh, in his atoning sacrifice, and as our Advocate. He is the Truth, as fulfilling all the prophecies of a Saviour; believing which, sinners come by him the Way. He is the Life, by whose life-giving Spirit the dead in sin are quickened. Nor can any man draw nigh God as a Father, who is not quickened by Him as the Life, and taught by Him as the Truth, to come by Him as the Way. By Christ, as the Way, our prayers go to God, and his blessings come to us; this is the Way that leads to rest, the good old Way. He is the Resurrection and the Life. All that saw Christ by faith, saw the Father in Him. In the light of Christ's doctrine, they saw God as the Father of lights; and in Christ's miracles, they saw God as the God of power. The holiness of God shone in the spotless purity of Christ's life. We are to believe the revelation of God to man in Christ; for the works of the Redeemer show forth his own glory, and God in him.

Verses 12-17 Whatever we ask in Christ's name, that shall be for our good, and suitable to our state, he shall give it to us. To ask in Christ's name, is to plead his merit and intercession, and to depend upon that plea. The gift of the Spirit is a fruit of Christ's mediation, bought by his merit, and received by his intercession. The word used here, signifies an advocate, counsellor, monitor, and comforter. He would abide with the disciples to the end of time; his gifts and graces would encourage their hearts. The expressions used here and elsewhere, plainly denote a person, and the office itself includes all the Divine perfections. The gift of the Holy Ghost is bestowed upon the disciples of Christ, and not on the world. This is the favour God bears to his chosen. As the source of holiness and happiness, the Holy Spirit will abide with every believer for ever.

Verses 18-24 Christ promises that he would continue his care of his disciples. I will not leave you orphans, or fatherless, for though I leave you, yet I leave you this comfort, I will come to you. I will come speedily to you at my resurrection. I will come daily to you in my Spirit; in the tokens of his love, and visits of his grace. I will come certainly at the end of time. Those only that see Christ with an eye of faith, shall see him for ever: the world sees him no more till his second coming; but his disciples have communion with him in his absence. These mysteries will be fully known in heaven. It is a further act of grace, that they should know it, and have the comfort of it. Having Christ's commands, we must keep them. And having them in our heads, we must keep them in our hearts and lives. The surest evidence of our love to Christ is, obedience to the laws of Christ. There are spiritual tokens of Christ and his love given to all believers. Where sincere love to Christ is in the heart, there will be obedience. Love will be a commanding, constraining principle; and where love is, duty follows from a principle of gratitude. God will not only love obedient believers, but he will take pleasure in loving them, will rest in love to them. He will be with them as his home. These privileges are confined to those whose faith worketh by love, and whose love to Jesus leads them to keep his commandments. Such are partakers of the Holy Spirit's new-creating grace.

Verses 25-27 Would we know these things for our good, we must pray for, and depend on the teaching of the Holy Ghost; thus the words of Jesus will be brought to our remembrance, and many difficulties be cleared up which are not plain to others. To all the saints, the Spirit of grace is given to be a remembrancer, and to him, by faith and prayer, we should commit the keeping of what we hear and know. Peace is put for all good, and Christ has left us all that is really and truly good, all the promised good; peace of mind from our justification before God. This Christ calls his peace, for he is himself our Peace. The peace of God widely differs from that of Pharisees or hypocrites, as is shown by its humbling and holy effects.

Verses 28-31 Christ raises the expectations of his disciples to something beyond what they thought was their greatest happiness. His time was now short, he therefore spake largely to them. When we come to be sick, and to die, we may not be capable of talking much to those about us; such good counsel as we have to give, let us give while in health. Observe the prospect Christ had of an approaching conflict, not only with men, but with the powers of darkness. Satan has something in us to perplex us with, for we have all sinned; but when he would disturb Christ, he found nothing sinful to help him. The best evidence of our love to the Father is, our doing as he has commanded us. Let us rejoice in the Saviour's victories over Satan the prince of this world. Let us copy the example of his love and obedience.

Footnotes

• [a]. Muchos mss. antiguos dicen: Y adonde yo voy lo sabis, y el camino lo conocis
• [b]. O, Intercesor; gr., Paracletos; i.e., uno llamado al lado para ayudar, y as en el vers. 26
• [c]. Lit., gobernante