John 14:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 14:2-3

In my Father’s house - Most interpreters understand this of heaven, as the special dwelling-place or palace of God; but it may include the universe, as the abode of the omnipresent God.Are many mansions - The word rendered “mansions” means either the act of dwelling in any place (John 14:23, “we will make our abode with him”), or it means the place where one dwells. It is taken from the verb to remain, and signifies the place where one dwells or remains. It is applied by the Greek writers to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 14:2-4

John 14:2-4. In my Father’s house From whence I came, whither I am going, and to which place I am conducting you; are many mansions or apartments (he alludes to the palaces of kings) sufficient to receive the holy angels, your predecessors in the faith, and all that now believe, or shall hereafter believe, even a great multitude, which no man can number. Our Lord means by the expression, different states of felicity in which men shall be placed, according to their progress in faith and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 14:1-14

143. The way to the Father (John 14:1-14)The disciples by now surely knew that Jesus was soon to die. He therefore comforted them by saying he was going to his Father to prepare a permanent dwelling place for them, and one day he would return to take them to be with him for ever. He had told them often enough that if they followed him as loyal followers, they would share in his final victory (John 14:1-4).Thomas misunderstood, thinking that Jesus was speaking of a physical location and a... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 14:2

In. Greek. en. App-104 . My Father's . In John's Gospel the Lord uses this expression thirty-five times, though in a few instances the texts read "the" instead of "My". It is found fourteen times in these three chapters 14-16. It occurs seventeen times in Matthew, six times in Luke (three times in parables), but not once in Mark. mansions = abiding places. Greek. more (from meno, a characteristic word in this Gospel). Occurs only here and in John 14:23 , if it were not so = if not.... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 14:2

In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you: for I go to prepare a place for you.Hunter has a very perceptive comment on this, thus:The day before, Jesus had sent two of his disciples to secure a "large room upstairs" for the Last Supper (Mark 14:12f). They did not know the way but had to follow the owner. Arriving, they found everything "prepared." It looks as if Jesus here made the disciples' journey of the day before a parable of eternity, in which the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 14:2

John 14:2. In my Father's house, &c.— Our Lord here has been thought by some to allude to the various apartments in the temple, and the vast numbers of people lodged there. Perhaps the allusion may be more general to the palaces of kings, and the various apartments there. The word μοναι signifies quiet and continued abodes, and therefore seems happily expressed by our English word mansion, the etymology and import of which is just the same. Our Saviour here intends the encouragement and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 14:2

2. In my Father's house are many mansions—and so room for all, and a place for each. if not, I would have told you—that is, I would tell you so at once; I would not deceive you. I go to prepare a place for you—to obtain for you a right to be there, and to possess your "place." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 14:1-4

The promise of a heavenly home 14:1-4 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 14:1-24

3. Jesus’ comforting revelation in view of His departure 14:1-24Peter’s question was only the first of several that the disciples proceeded to ask Jesus. This shows their bewilderment and discouragement. They should have been comforting Him in view of what lay ahead of Him (John 12:27; John 13:21), but instead Jesus graciously proceeded to comfort them by clarifying what lay ahead of them. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 14:2

Jesus next explained the reason the disciples should stop feeling troubled at the thought of His leaving them. He was departing to prepare a place for them, and He would return for them and take them there later (John 14:3; John 14:28).The Father’s house is heaven. This is the most obvious and simple explanation, though some commentators understood it to mean the church. However the fourth Gospel never uses the house metaphor for the church elsewhere, and the phrase "the Father’s house" occurs... read more

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