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John 14 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus promises rooms in his Father's house, declares himself the way, the truth, and the life, and promises the Holy Spirit as Advocate. Below is a research summary for John 14, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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John 14 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| πατήρ | patḗr | G3962 | 23 | father, parent |
| ἀγαπάω | agapáō | G25 | 10 | love |
| γινώσκω | ginṓskō | G1097 | 7 | allow, be aware, feel, know |
| πιστεύω | pisteúō | G4100 | 7 | believe, commit, put in trust with |
| κόσμος | kósmos | G2889 | 6 | adorning, world |
| τηρέω | tēréō | G5083 | 4 | hold fast, keep, serve, watch |
| πορεύομαι | poreúomai | G4198 | 4 | depart, go, journey, walk |
How preachers through history handled this text
70 public-domain excerpts on John 14, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Here are three words, upon any of which stress may be laid. Upon the word troubled. Be not cast down and disquieted. The word heart. Let your heart be kept with full trust in God. The word your. However others are overwhelmed with the sorrows of this present time, be not you so. Christ's disciples, more than others, should keep their minds quiet, when everything else is unquiet. Here is the remedy against this trouble of mind, "Believe." By believing in Christ as the Mediator between God and man, we gain comfort. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on John 14:1–11 (Public Domain)
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