João 14

Jesus Fortalece os seus Discípulos

1 “Não se perturbe o coração de vocês. Creiam em Deus;^[a] creiam também em mim.

2 Na casa de meu Pai há muitos aposentos; se não fosse assim, eu teria dito a vocês. Vou preparar lugar para vocês.^[b]

3 E, quando eu for e preparar lugar, voltarei e os levarei para mim, para que vocês estejam onde eu estiver.

4 Vocês conhecem o caminho para onde vou”.

Jesus, o Caminho para o Pai

5 Disse-lhe Tomé: “Senhor, não sabemos para onde vais; como então podemos saber o caminho?”

6 Respondeu Jesus: “Eu sou o caminho, a verdade e a vida. Ninguém vem ao Pai, a não ser por mim.

7 Se vocês realmente me conhecessem, conheceriam^[c] também o meu Pai. Já agora vocês o conhecem e o têm visto”.

8 Disse Filipe: “Senhor, mostra-nos o Pai, e isso nos basta”.

9 Jesus respondeu: “Você não me conhece, Filipe, mesmo depois de eu ter estado com vocês durante tanto tempo? Quem me vê, vê o Pai. Como você pode dizer: ‘Mostra-nos o Pai’?

10 Você não crê que eu estou no Pai e que o Pai está em mim? As palavras que eu digo não são apenas minhas. Ao contrário, o Pai, que vive em mim, está realizando a sua obra.

11 Creiam em mim quando digo que estou no Pai e que o Pai está em mim; ou pelo menos creiam por causa das mesmas obras.

12 Digo a verdade: Aquele que crê em mim fará também as obras que tenho realizado. Fará coisas ainda maiores do que estas, porque eu estou indo para o Pai.

13 E eu farei o que vocês pedirem em meu nome, para que o Pai seja glorificado no Filho.

14 O que vocês pedirem em meu nome, eu farei.

Jesus Promete o Espírito Santo

15 “Se vocês me amam, obedecerão aos meus mandamentos.

16 E eu pedirei ao Pai, e ele dará a vocês outro Conselheiro para estar com vocês para sempre,

17 o Espírito da verdade. O mundo não pode recebê-lo, porque não o vê nem o conhece. Mas vocês o conhecem, pois ele vive com vocês e estará^[d] em vocês.

18 Não os deixarei órfãos; voltarei para vocês.

19 Dentro de pouco tempo o mundo não me verá mais; vocês, porém, me verão. Porque eu vivo, vocês também viverão.

20 Naquele dia, compreenderão que estou em meu Pai, vocês em mim, e eu em vocês.

21 Quem tem os meus mandamentos e lhes obedece, esse é o que me ama. Aquele que me ama será amado por meu Pai, e eu também o amarei e me revelarei a ele”.

22 Disse então Judas (não o Iscariotes): “Senhor, mas por que te revelarás a nós e não ao mundo?”

23 Respondeu Jesus: “Se alguém me ama, obedecerá à minha palavra. Meu Pai o amará, nós viremos a ele e faremos morada nele.

24 Aquele que não me ama não obedece às minhas palavras. Estas palavras que vocês estão ouvindo não são minhas; são de meu Pai que me enviou.

25 “Tudo isso tenho dito enquanto ainda estou com vocês.

26 Mas o Conselheiro, o Espírito Santo, que o Pai enviará em meu nome, ensinará a vocês todas as coisas e fará vocês lembrarem tudo o que eu disse.

27 Deixo a paz a vocês; a minha paz dou a vocês. Não a dou como o mundo a dá. Não se perturbe o seu coração, nem tenham medo.

28 “Vocês me ouviram dizer: Vou, mas volto para vocês. Se vocês me amassem, ficariam contentes porque vou para o Pai, pois o Pai é maior do que eu.

29 Isso eu digo agora, antes que aconteça, para que, quando acontecer, vocês creiam.

30 Já não falarei muito, pois o príncipe deste mundo está vindo. Ele não tem nenhum direito sobre mim.

31 Todavia é preciso que o mundo saiba que eu amo o Pai e que faço o que meu Pai me ordenou. Levantem-se, vamo-nos daqui!

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João 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.

Taken from Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise)