New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me.
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Let not your heart be troubled: have faith in God and have faith in me.
2 In 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?
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In my Father's house are rooms enough; if it was not so, would I have said that I am going to make ready a place for you?
3 And 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.
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And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to be with me, so that you may be where I am.
4 And you know the way to the place where I am going."
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And you all have knowledge of where I am going, and of the way to it.
5 Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?"
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Thomas said, Lord, we have no knowledge of where you are going; how may we have knowledge of the way?
6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
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Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.
7 If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him."
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If you had knowledge of me, you would have knowledge of my Father: you have knowledge of him now and have seen him.
8 Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied."
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Philip said to him, Lord, let us see the Father, and we have need of nothing more.
9 Jesus 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'?
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Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father?
10 Do 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.
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Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works.
11 Believe 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.
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Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do.
12 Very 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.
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Truly I say to you, He who puts his faith in me will do the very works which I do, and he will do greater things than these, because I am going to my Father.
13 I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
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And whatever request you make in my name, that I will do, so that the Father may have glory in the Son.
14 If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.
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If you make any request to me in my name, I will do it.
15 "If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
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If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.
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And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever,
17 This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you.
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Even the Spirit of true knowledge. That Spirit the world is not able to take to its heart because it sees him not and has no knowledge of him: but you have knowledge of him, because he is ever with you and will be in you.
18 "I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you.
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I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you.
19 In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live.
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A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.
20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
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At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you.
21 They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them."
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He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him.
22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, "Lord, how is it that you will reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?"
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Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, How is it that you will let yourself be seen clearly by us and not by the world?
23 Jesus answered him, "Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
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Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.
24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear is not mine, but is from the Father who sent me.
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He who has no love for me does not keep my words; and the word which you are hearing is not my word but the Father's who sent me.
25 "I have said these things to you while I am still with you.
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I have said all this to you while I am still with you.
26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you.
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But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will be your teacher in all things and will put you in mind of everything I have said to you.
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.
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May peace be with you; my peace I give to you: I give it not as the world gives. Let not your heart be troubled; let it be without fear.
28 You heard me say to you, "I am going away, and I am coming to you.' If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.
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Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.
29 And now I have told you this before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe.
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And now I have given you word of it before it comes, so that, when it comes, you may have faith.
30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me;
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After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;
31 but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us be on our way.
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But he comes so that the world may see that I have love for the Father, and that I am doing as I am ordered by the Father. Get up, and let us go.
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