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John 14:2 In My Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
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If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />In My Father's house there are many mansions. And if not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In my Father's house are many mansions: if <i>it were</i> not <i>so</i>, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In My Father’s house are many mansions; if <i>it were</i> not <i>so,</i> I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In My Father’s house are many rooms; if <i>that</i> were not <i>so,</i> I would have told you, because I am going <i>there</i> to prepare a place for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />“In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In My Father’s house are many dwelling places. If it were not so, I would have told you, because I am going there to prepare a place for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if not, I would have told you. I am going away to prepare a place for you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />There are many rooms in my Father's house. I wouldn't tell you this, unless it was true. I am going there to prepare a place for each of you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My Father's house has many rooms. If that were not true, would I have told you that I'm going to prepare a place for you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There are many rooms in my Father's house, and I am going to prepare a place for you. I would not tell you this if it were not so. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />There are many rooms in my Father's house. If there weren't, I wouldn't have told you that I am going away to prepare a place for you, would I? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In My Father?s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In my Father's house are many mansions. If it weren't so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />In my Father's house there are many resting-places. Were it otherwise, I would have told you; for I am going to make ready a place for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />in the house of My Father are many rooms; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />In My Father's house there are many mansions. And if not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In my Father's house are many dwellings: and if not, I had said to you. I go to prepare a place for you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In my Father's house there are many mansions. If not, I would have told you: because I go to prepare a place for you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In my Father’s house, there are many dwelling places. If there were not, I would have told you. For I go to prepare a place for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In my Father’s house there are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“There are many lodgings in my Father's house, and if not, I would have told you, because I go to prepare a place for you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Many mansions are in the house of my Father; but if it were not so, I would have told you; because I go to prepare a place for you.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />In my Father?s house are many mansions: and if not, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />in my father's house are many mansions; however, I have told you, I am going to prepare a place for you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />In my Father's house there are many resting-places. Were it otherwise, I would have told you; for I am going to make ready a place for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>In My Father's house are many abiding-places; otherwise, I would have told you; because I am going to prepare a place for you.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>In my Father's house there are many mansions; if not, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/14-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5117" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/14.htm">In My Father's House are Many Rooms</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">In</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patros (N-GMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father’s</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3614.htm" title="3614: oikia (N-DFS) -- From oikos; properly, residence, but usually an abode; by implication, a family.">house</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eisin (V-PIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">are</a> <a href="/greek/4183.htm" title="4183: pollai (Adj-NFP) -- Much, many; often. ">many</a> <a href="/greek/3438.htm" title="3438: monai (N-NFP) -- Lodging, dwelling-place, room, abode, mansion. From meno; a staying, i.e. Residence.">rooms.</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">If</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">it were not</a> <a href="/greek/302.htm" title="302: an (Prtcl) -- A primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty.">so,</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipon (V-AIA-1S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">would I have told</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/4198.htm" title="4198: poreuomai (V-PIM/P-1S) -- To travel, journey, go, die. ">I am going there</a> <a href="/greek/2090.htm" title="2090: hetoimasai (V-ANA) -- To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare.">to prepare</a> <a href="/greek/5117.htm" title="5117: topon (N-AMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.">a place</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">for you?</a> </span> <span class="reftext">3</span>And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2-3</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. / And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10</a></span><br />For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-4.htm">1 Peter 1:4</a></span><br />and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1</a></span><br />For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-34.htm">Matthew 25:34</a></span><br />Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Revelation 3:12</a></span><br />The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-14.htm">Hebrews 13:14</a></span><br />For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20</a></span><br />But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19</a></span><br />Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5</a></span><br />the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16-17</a></span><br />For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. / After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-9.htm">1 Corinthians 2:9</a></span><br />Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a></span><br />For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1-2</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-6.htm">Psalm 23:6</a></span><br />Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.</p><p class="hdg">my.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1</a></b></br> For we know that if our earthly house of <i>this</i> tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10,14-16</a></b></br> For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker <i>is</i> God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/13-14.htm">Hebrews 13:14</a></b></br> For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.</p><p class="hdg">if.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/12-25.htm">John 12:25,26</a></b></br> He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/16-4.htm">John 16:4</a></b></br> But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/14-26.htm">Luke 14:26-33</a></b></br> If any <i>man</i> come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple… </p><p class="hdg">I go.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/13-33.htm">John 13:33,36</a></b></br> Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/17-24.htm">John 17:24</a></b></br> Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/6-20.htm">Hebrews 6:20</a></b></br> Whither the forerunner is for us entered, <i>even</i> Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/5-38.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/john/9-23.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/john/10-37.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/john/7-53.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/john/12-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/amos/3-15.htm">Mansions</a> <a href="/luke/18-5.htm">Otherwise</a> <a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Places</a> <a href="/luke/22-12.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/john/8-37.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/luke/16-9.htm">Resting-Places</a> <a href="/luke/20-46.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/luke/24-32.htm">Weren't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/14-10.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/john/14-8.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/john/14-24.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/john/20-10.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/john/18-15.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Mansions</a> <a href="/john/14-11.htm">Otherwise</a> <a href="/acts/7-48.htm">Places</a> <a href="/john/14-3.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/john/14-3.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/genesis/23-6.htm">Resting-Places</a> <a href="/genesis/6-14.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/john/18-30.htm">Weren't</a><div class="vheading2">John 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/14-1.htm">Jesus comforts his disciples with the hope of heaven;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/14-5.htm">professes himself the way, the truth, and the life, and one with the Father;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/14-13.htm">assures their prayers to be effectual;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/14-15.htm">requires obedience;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/14-16.htm">promises the Comforter;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/14-27.htm">and leaves his peace with them.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In My Father’s house</b><br>This phrase refers to heaven, often depicted as God's dwelling place. The concept of God's house is rooted in the Old Testament, where the temple in Jerusalem was considered God's earthly dwelling. Jesus expands this idea to a heavenly realm, indicating a personal relationship with God. The "house" signifies a familial and intimate connection, emphasizing God's role as a Father.<p><b>are many rooms.</b><br>The term "rooms" suggests ample space and provision for all believers. This imagery contrasts with earthly limitations, highlighting the inclusivity and abundance of God's kingdom. The Greek word used here can also mean "dwelling places" or "abodes," indicating permanence and security. This reflects the promise of eternal life and a personal place for each believer in heaven.<p><b>If it were not so,</b><br>This phrase underscores the truthfulness and reliability of Jesus' words. It reassures the disciples of the certainty of His promises. In a broader biblical context, it reflects God's faithfulness throughout scripture, as seen in His covenants with figures like Abraham and David.<p><b>would I have told you</b><br>Jesus appeals to His established trustworthiness and the intimate relationship He shares with His disciples. This rhetorical question emphasizes His role as a truthful teacher and prophet, who reveals divine mysteries to His followers. It also reflects the consistent theme of Jesus preparing His disciples for future events, as seen throughout the Gospels.<p><b>that I am going there</b><br>This indicates Jesus' impending departure through His death, resurrection, and ascension. It highlights His role as the forerunner and mediator between God and humanity. The "going" signifies His active role in securing salvation and preparing the way for believers to enter God's presence.<p><b>to prepare a place for you?</b><br>This preparation involves Jesus' sacrificial death and resurrection, which opens the way to eternal life. It reflects the Jewish custom of a bridegroom preparing a home for his bride, symbolizing the church as the bride of Christ. This imagery is consistent with eschatological themes in Revelation, where believers are united with Christ in the heavenly Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, Jesus is comforting His disciples with the promise of eternal dwelling places in His Father's house.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_father's_house.htm">The Father’s House</a></b><br>Symbolic of heaven, this is the place where God dwells and where Jesus promises to prepare a place for His followers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' promise, representing all believers who follow Christ.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/preparation.htm">Preparation</a></b><br>The act of Jesus going to prepare a place signifies His role as the mediator and His work through His death, resurrection, and ascension.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a></b><br>The ultimate destination for believers, depicted as a place with many rooms, indicating abundance and inclusivity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/assurance_of_salvation.htm">Assurance of Salvation</a></b><br>Jesus' promise of preparing a place assures believers of their eternal security in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heavenly_perspective.htm">Heavenly Perspective</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to live with a focus on eternal realities rather than temporary earthly concerns.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_of_the_gospel.htm">Inclusivity of the Gospel</a></b><br>The "many rooms" signify that there is ample space for all who believe, highlighting the inclusivity of the Gospel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_jesus_as_mediator.htm">Role of Jesus as Mediator</a></b><br>Jesus' preparation of a place underscores His role as the mediator between God and humanity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_comfort.htm">Hope and Comfort</a></b><br>This promise provides hope and comfort, especially in times of trouble or uncertainty, reminding believers of their future home.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">In my Father's house are many mansions.</span>--The Greek word used for "house" here is slightly different from that used of the material temple on earth in <a href="/john/2-16.htm" title="And said to them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.">John 2:16</a>. The exact meaning will be at once seen from a comparison of <a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm" title="For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.">2Corinthians 5:1</a>, the only other passage in the New Testament where it is used metaphorically. The Jews were accustomed to the thought of heaven as the habitation of God; and the disciples had been taught to pray, "Our Father, which art in heaven." (Comp. <a href="/psalms/23-6.htm" title="Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.">Psalm 23:6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm" title="Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of your holiness and of your glory: where is your zeal and your strength, the sounding of your bowels and of your mercies toward me? are they restrained?">Isaiah 63:15</a>; <a href="/matthew/6-9.htm" title="After this manner therefore pray you: Our Father which are in heaven, Hallowed be your name.">Matthew 6:9</a>; <a href="/acts/7-49.htm" title="Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will you build me? said the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?">Acts 7:49</a>; and especially Hebrews 9) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In my Father's house are many mansions</span>; or, <span class="accented">abiding-places</span>, homes of rest and peace and sojourn. "<span class="accented">My</span> Father" is the grandest name of all - the Divine fatherhood, as conceived in the consciousness of Jesus and revealed to them. Had not he who dwelt for ever in the bosom of the Father come forth, as he alone could, to reveal "the Father" and what the Father had been to him in the eternities? "<span class="accented">My</span> Father's house" is the dwelling-place in which devout believing souls would abide forever (<a href="/psalms/23-6.htm">Psalm 23:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/90-1.htm">Psalm 90:1</a>). In the vast home filled by my Father's glory and lighted by his smile of recognition and reconciliation, in the high and holy place (<a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Isaiah 63:15</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/26-15.htm">Deuteronomy 26:15</a>), are "many mansions" prepared from the foundation of the world (<a href="/matthew/25-34.htm">Matthew 25:34</a>). Heaven is a large place; its possibilities transcend your imagination and exceed your charity. Thoma quotes all the grand hopes which Paul's Epistles and that to the Hebrews contain, that Jesus made heaven and home by his presence there (<a href="/philippians/1-23.htm">Philippians 1:23</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:14, 17</a>), and he supposes that the Johannist put these words into the lips of Jesus. One conclusion forced upon the reader, so far as this passage is concerned, is that there is no reason why this Gospel may not have been written long before the close of the first century. <span class="cmt_word">If it were not</span> <span class="cmt_word">so</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> if there were any doubt about it, if the revelations already made do not avail to prove as much as this, if you have been cherishing nothing better than vain illusions on this subject, <span class="cmt_word">I would have told you</span>, for I came forth from God, and know these many mansions well. I would have told you, for all things that I have heard from the Father (up to <span class="accented">this</span> time possible for you to receive) I have made known to you. Here surely is a colon, if not a period. Many interpreters, by reason of the <span class="greek">ὅτι</span> which Lachmann, Tischendorf, Westcott, and Meyer believe to be the correct reading, link the following sentence in different ways to the preceding; <span class="accented">e.g.</span>, some say <span class="greek">ὅτι</span> is equivalent to "<span class="accented">that</span>," and read, "<span class="accented">I</span> would have told you that I go, etc.; but against this is the simple statement of Ver. 3, where Jesus proceeds to say that he <span class="accented">is</span> going to prepare, etc. Others, translating <span class="greek">ὅτι</span> "<span class="accented">for</span>," differ as to whether the departure of Jesus and his preparation of a place for his disciples refers to the first or second part of the sentence. Surely the <span class="greek">ὅτι</span>, "<span class="accented">because"</span> or "<span class="accented">for</span>," opens out a new thought based on the whole of that sentence: "Because, seeing if it were not so, I would have told <span class="accented">you</span>," because our relations are so close as to have involved on your part this claim on my frankness, <span class="cmt_word">for I am going to prepare a place</span> - to make ready one of these many mansions - <span class="cmt_word">for you</span>. Over and above the vague mystery of the Father's house, my departure is that of your "<span class="accented">Forerunner</span>," and my presence will make a new resting-place - it will localize your home. As you have made ready this guest-chamber for me, I am going to make ready a presence-chamber for you in the heavenly Jerusalem. Lange objects to this view of Lucke, Calvin, and Tholuck, that it involves a diffusion of knowledge and revelation among the disciples, of which there is no proof. This does not seem bettered by another rendering preferred by him, viz. "If it were not so, would I have told you I go to prepare a place for you?" But then this mode of interpretation implies a previous definite instruction as to the part he himself was going to take in the furnishing of the heavenly mansion. Of that most certainly there is no proof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/14-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">In</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My</span><br /><span class="grk">μου</span> <span class="translit">(mou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Father’s</span><br /><span class="grk">Πατρός</span> <span class="translit">(Patros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">house</span><br /><span class="grk">οἰκίᾳ</span> <span class="translit">(oikia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3614.htm">Strong's 3614: </a> </span><span class="str2">From oikos; properly, residence, but usually an abode; by implication, a family.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰσιν</span> <span class="translit">(eisin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">many</span><br /><span class="grk">πολλαί</span> <span class="translit">(pollai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4183.htm">Strong's 4183: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many; often. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">rooms.</span><br /><span class="grk">μοναὶ</span> <span class="translit">(monai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3438.htm">Strong's 3438: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lodging, dwelling-place, room, abode, mansion. From meno; a staying, i.e. Residence.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰ</span> <span class="translit">(ei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[it were] not</span><br /><span class="grk">μή</span> <span class="translit">(mē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἂν</span> <span class="translit">(an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_302.htm">Strong's 302: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would I have told</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπον</span> <span class="translit">(eipon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(hymin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I am going there</span><br /><span class="grk">πορεύομαι</span> <span class="translit">(poreuomai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4198.htm">Strong's 4198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To travel, journey, go, die. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to prepare</span><br /><span class="grk">ἑτοιμάσαι</span> <span class="translit">(hetoimasai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2090.htm">Strong's 2090: </a> </span><span class="str2">To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a place</span><br /><span class="grk">τόπον</span> <span class="translit">(topon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5117.htm">Strong's 5117: </a> </span><span class="str2">Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for you?</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(hymin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. 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