John 14:2-3

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 14:1-3

In these verses we have, I. A general caution which Christ gives to his disciples against trouble of heart (John 14:1): Let not your heart be troubled. They now began to be troubled, were entering into this temptation. Now here see, 1. How Christ took notice of it. Perhaps it was apparent in their looks; it was said (John 13:22), They looked one upon another with anxiety and concern, and Christ looked upon them all, and observed it; at least, it was intelligible to the Lord Jesus, who is... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 14:1-3

14:1-3 "Do not let your heart be distressed. Believe in God and believe in me. There are many abiding-places in my Father's house. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And, if I go and prepare a place for you, I am coming again, and I will welcome you to myself, that where I am, there you too may be." In a very short time life for the disciples was going to fall in. Their world was going to collapse in chaos around them. At such a time there... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 14:1-3

There are certain other great truths within this passage. (i) It tells us of the honesty of Jesus. "If it were not so," asked Jesus, "would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?" No one could ever claim that he had been inveigled into Christianity by specious promises or under false pretenses. Jesus told men bluntly that the Christian must bid farewell to comfort ( Luke 9:57-58 ). He told them of the persecution, the hatred, the penalties they would have to bear ( ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:2

In my Father's house are many mansions ,.... This he says to draw off their minds from an earthly kingdom to an heavenly one; to point out the place to them whither he was going, and to support them with the views and hopes of glory under all their troubles. By his "Father's house" is meant heaven; see 2 Corinthians 5:1 ; which is of his Father's building, where he has, and will have all his family. This Christ says partly to reconcile the minds of his disciples to his departure from them,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:3

And if I go and prepare a place for you ,.... Seeing I am going to prepare, and will prepare a place for you, of the truth of which you may be fully assured: I will come again ; either by death or in person a second time, here on earth: and receive you unto myself ; I will take you up with me to heaven; I will receive you into glory; that where I am there you may be also : and behold my glory, and be for ever with me, and never part more. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:2

In my Father's house, etc. - The kingdom of glory. Many mansions - Though I have said before that whither I am going ye cannot come now, yet do not think that we shall be for ever separated. I am going to that state of glory where there is not only a place of supreme eminence for myself, but also places for all my disciples; - various degrees of glory, suited to the various capacities and attainments of my followers. Our Lord alludes here to the temple, which was called the house of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:3

And if I go - And when I shall have gone and prepared a place for you - opened the kingdom of an eternal glory for your reception, and for the reception of all that shall die in the faith, I will come again, after my resurrection, and give you the fullest assurances of this state of blessedness; and confirm you in the faith, by my grace and the effusion of my Spirit. Dr. Lightfoot thinks, and with great probability too, that there is an allusion here to Numbers 10:33 ; : And the ark of the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:2

Verse 2 2.In my Father’s house are many dwellings. As the absence of Christ was a cause of grief, he declares that he does not, go away in such a. manner as to remain separate from them, since there is room for them also in the heavenly kingdom. For it was proper that he should remove the suspicion from their minds, that, when Christ ascended to the Father, he left his disciples on earth without taking any farther notice of them. This passage has been erroneously interpreted in another sense,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:3

Verse 3 3.And if I go away. The conditional term, if, ought to be interpreted as an adverb of time; as if it had been said, “After that I have gone away, I will return to you again. ” This return must not be understood as referring to the Holy Spirit, as if Christ had manifested to the disciples some new presence of himself by the Spirit. It is unquestionably true, that Christ dwells with us and in us by his Spirit; but here he speaks of the last day of judgment, when he will, at length, come... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:1-3

The revelation made to faith. The dark shadow of our Lord's approaching agony and death was now upon his heart. Yet he thought tenderly of the sorrow of his disciples on their own account. Hence the sympathizing and consolatory tone of his last sustained and leisurely conversation with them. Hence the special revelation with which they were on this occasion favored. And hence, too, the intercessory prayer which was at that juncture of their need offered so fervently on their behalf. The... read more

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