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5Thomassaid to Him, "Lord, we do not knowwhere You are going, how do we know the way?"
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Jesussaid to him, "I am6the way, and 7the truth, and 8the life; noonecomes to the Father but through Me.
Oneness with the Father
7"9If you had known Me, you would have known My Fatheralso; from now on you 10know Him, and have 11seen Him."
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12Philipsaid to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us."
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Jesussaid to him, "Have I beensolong* with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? 13He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, 'Show us the Father '?
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"Do you not believe that 14I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? 15The words that I say to you I do not speak on My owninitiative, but the Fatherabiding in Me does His works.
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"Believe Me that 16I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise17believebecause of the worksthemselves.
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"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will doalso; and 18greater works than these he will do; because19I go to the Father.
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"20Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that 21the Father may be glorified in the Son.
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"If you ask Me anything22in My name, I will do it.
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"23If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
Role of the Spirit
16"I will ask the Father, and He will give you another24Helper, that He may be with you forever;
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that is 25the Spirit of truth, 26whom the worldcannot*receive, because it does not see Him orknow Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.