John 14:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Thomas said,“Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”

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Referenced Verses

  • John 11:16 : 16 So Thomas(called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples,“Let us go too, so that we may die with him.”
  • John 15:12 : 12 My commandment is this– to love one another just as I have loved you.
  • John 20:25-28 : 25 The other disciples told him,“We have seen the Lord!” But he replied,“Unless I see the wounds from the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the wounds from the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe it!” 26 Eight days later the disciples were again together in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said,“Peace be with you!” 27 Then he said to Thomas,“Put your finger here, and examine my hands. Extend your hand and put it into my side. Do not continue in your unbelief, but believe.” 28 Thomas replied to him,“My Lord and my God!”
  • Heb 5:11-12 : 11 The Need to Move on to Maturity On this topic we have much to say and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing. 12 For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances. You have gone back to needing milk, not solid food.
  • Mark 8:17-18 : 17 When he learned of this, Jesus said to them,“Why are you arguing about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Have your hearts been hardened? 18 Though you have eyes, don’t you see? And though you have ears, can’t you hear? Don’t you remember?
  • Mark 9:19 : 19 He answered them,“You unbelieving generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him to me.”
  • Luke 24:25 : 25 So he said to them,“You foolish people– how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

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    1Jesus’ Parting Words to His Disciples“Do not let your hearts be distressed. You believe in God; believe also in me.

    2There are many dwelling places in my Father’s house. Otherwise, I would have told you, because I am going away to make ready a place for you.

    3And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too.

    4And you know the way where I am going.”

  • John 14:6-9
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    7If you have known me, you will know my Father too. And from now on you do know him and have seen him.”

    8Philip said,“Lord, show us the Father, and we will be content.”

    9Jesus replied,“Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say,‘Show us the Father’?

  • John 13:36-37
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    36Simon Peter said to him,“Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied,“Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.”

    37Peter said to him,“Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!”

  • John 16:5
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    5But now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking me,‘Where are you going?’

  • John 11:16
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  • John 8:21-22
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    21Where Jesus Came From and Where He is Going Then Jesus said to them again,“I am going away, and you will look for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.”

    22So the Jewish leaders began to say,“Perhaps he is going to kill himself, because he says,‘Where I am going you cannot come.’”

  • John 16:16-19
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    16In a little while you will see me no longer; again after a little while, you will see me.”

    17Then some of his disciples said to one another,“What is the meaning of what he is saying,‘In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me,’ and,‘because I am going to the Father’?”

    18So they kept on repeating,“What is the meaning of what he says,‘In a little while’? We do not understand what he is talking about.”

    19Jesus could see that they wanted to ask him about these things, so he said to them,“Are you asking each other about this– that I said,‘In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me’?

  • John 13:33
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    33Children, I am still with you for a little while. You will look for me, and just as I said to the Jewish religious leaders,‘Where I am going you cannot come,’ now I tell you the same.

  • John 8:14
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    14Jesus answered,“Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people do not know where I came from or where I am going.

  • John 14:22-23
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    22“Lord,” Judas(not Judas Iscariot) said,“what has happened that you are going to reveal yourself to us and not to the world?”

    23Jesus replied,“If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him.

  • John 6:67-68
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    67So Jesus said to the twelve,“You don’t want to go away too, do you?”

    68Simon Peter answered him,“Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

  • John 3:10-11
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    10Jesus answered,“Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you don’t understand these things?

    11I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony.

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    31but I am doing just what the Father commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up, let us go from here.

  • John 20:24-29
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    24The Response of Thomas Now Thomas(called Didymus), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

    25The other disciples told him,“We have seen the Lord!” But he replied,“Unless I see the wounds from the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the wounds from the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe it!”

    26Eight days later the disciples were again together in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said,“Peace be with you!”

    27Then he said to Thomas,“Put your finger here, and examine my hands. Extend your hand and put it into my side. Do not continue in your unbelief, but believe.”

    28Thomas replied to him,“My Lord and my God!”

    29Jesus said to him,“Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are the people who have not seen and yet have believed.”

  • John 16:30
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    30Now we know that you know everything and do not need anyone to ask you anything. Because of this we believe that you have come from God.”

  • John 7:34
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    34You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come.”

  • Luke 9:57
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    57Challenging Professed Followers As they were walking along the road, someone said to him,“I will follow you wherever you go.”

  • John 7:36
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    36What did he mean by saying,‘You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come’?”

  • John 14:20
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    20You will know at that time that I am in my Father and you are in me and I am in you.

  • John 14:28
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    28You heard me say to you,‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I am.

  • John 8:19
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    19Then they began asking him,“Who is your father?” Jesus answered,“You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too.”

  • John 9:29
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    29We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this man comes from!”

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    27But we know where this man comes from. Whenever the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from.”

  • John 12:35
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  • John 20:13
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  • John 14:17
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  • Prov 20:24
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    24The steps of a person are ordained by the LORD– so how can anyone understand his own way?

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    16Jesus said,“Even after all this, are you still so foolish?

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