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that where I am, there ye may be also. <a href="/nkjv/john/14.htm">New King James Version</a> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. <a href="/nasb_/john/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I am coming again and will take you to Myself, so that where I am, there you also will be. <a href="/nasb/john/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. <a href="/nasb77/john/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. <a href="/lsb/john/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. <a href="/amp/john/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and I will take you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also. <a href="/csb/john/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, so that where I am you may be also. <a href="/hcsb/john/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back and receive you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also. <a href="/asv/john/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. <a href="/cev/john/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> After I have done this, I will come back and take you with me. Then we will be together. <a href="/erv/john/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. <a href="/gwt/john/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> If I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again. Then I will bring you into my presence so that you will be where I am. <a href="/gnt/john/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> And after I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to myself, so that you will be where I am. <a href="/isv/john/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> And since I'm going away to prepare a place for you, I'll come back again and welcome you into my presence, so that you may be where I am. <a href="/msb/john/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/john/14.htm">NET Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/nheb/john/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also. <a href="/wbt/john/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. <a href="/wey/john/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will return and take you to be with me, that where I am you also may be. <a href="/web/john/14.htm">World English Bible</a> If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and if I go on and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you to Myself, that where I am you also may be; <a href="/blb/john/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I am coming again and will receive you to Myself, that where I am, you may be also. <a href="/ylt/john/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and if I go on and prepare for you a place, again do I come, and will receive you unto myself, that where I am ye also may be; <a href="/slt/john/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And if I go and prepare a place for you, again I come, and I will receive you to myself; that where I am, ye might be also.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And if I shall go, and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will take you to myself; that where I am, you also may be. <a href="/cpdv/john/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will return again, and then I will take you to myself, so that where I am, you also may be. <a href="/nabre/john/14.htm">New American Bible</a> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be. <a href="/nrsvce/john/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and take you to me, so that where I am, you may be also. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And if I go prepare a place for you, I shall come again and bring you to join me, that where I am you shall be also.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you with myself, that where I am, you may be also. <a href="/godbey/john/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>And if I may go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; in order that you may also be where I am.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And if I go and prepare you a place, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. <a href="/mace/john/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and when I am gone, and have prepar'd a place for you, I will come again, to take you with me, that where I am there ye may be also. <a href="/wey/john/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will return and take you to be with me, that where I am you also may be. <a href="/worrell/john/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>And, if I go and prepare a place for you, I am coming again, and will receive you to Myself; that, where I am, ye may be also.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>And as I go to prepare a place for you, I <Fr>will<FR> come again, and receive you to myself, that where I am, ye may also be.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/14-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5126" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/14.htm">In My Father's House are Many Rooms</a> …2In 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? 3<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/4198.htm" title="4198: poreuthō (V-ASP-1S) -- To travel, journey, go, die. ">I go</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2090.htm" title="2090: hetoimasō (V-ASA-1S) -- To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare.">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> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchomai (V-PIM/P-1S) -- To come, go. ">I will come</a> <a href="/greek/3825.htm" title="3825: palin (Adv) -- Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.">back</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3880.htm" title="3880: paralēmpsomai (V-FIM-1S) -- From para and lambano; to receive near, i.e. Associate with oneself; by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn.">welcome</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">into</a> <a href="/greek/1683.htm" title="1683: emauton (PPro-AM1S) -- Genitive case compound of emou and autos; of myself so likewise the dative case emautoi em-ow-to', and accusative case emauton em-ow-ton'.">My presence,</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymeis (PPro-N2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">also</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēte (V-PSA-2P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">may be</a> <a href="/greek/3699.htm" title="3699: hopou (Adv) -- Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot.">where</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eimi (V-PIA-1S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">am.</a> 4You know the way to the place where I am going.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16-17</a> 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. <a href="/acts/1-11.htm">Acts 1:11</a> “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.” <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30-31</a> At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. <a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20-21</a> But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, / who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-51.htm">1 Corinthians 15:51-52</a> Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— / in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. <a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2</a> Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. <a href="/revelation/22-12.htm">Revelation 22:12</a> “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done. <a href="/hebrews/9-28.htm">Hebrews 9:28</a> so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him. <a href="/colossians/3-4.htm">Colossians 3:4</a> When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. <a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-32</a> When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. <a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm">2 Peter 3:13</a> But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. <a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Isaiah 25:8-9</a> He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken. / And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.” <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a> In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. <a href="/zechariah/14-4.htm">Zechariah 14:4-5</a> On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south. / You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there you may be also.I will.<a href="/john/14-18.htm">John 14:18-23,28</a> I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you… <a href="/john/12-26.htm">John 12:26</a> If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.<a href="/john/17-24.htm">John 17:24</a> 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/14-2.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/john/14-2.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/john/13-20.htm">Receive</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/19-40.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/john/19-14.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/john/14-17.htm">Receive</a><div class="vheading2">John 14</div>1. <a href="/john/14-1.htm">Jesus comforts his disciples with the hope of heaven;</a> 5. <a href="/john/14-5.htm">professes himself the way, the truth, and the life, and one with the Father;</a> 13. <a href="/john/14-13.htm">assures their prayers to be effectual;</a> 15. <a href="/john/14-15.htm">requires obedience;</a> 16. <a href="/john/14-16.htm">promises the Comforter;</a> 27. <a href="/john/14-27.htm">and leaves his peace with them.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>And if I go and prepare a place for you This phrase indicates Jesus' impending departure, which is His ascension to heaven after His resurrection. The "place" He prepares is often understood as heaven, a concept rooted in Jewish eschatology where God’s people would dwell with Him. The preparation implies Jesus' role as a mediator, ensuring believers have a place in the Father's house. This echoes the Jewish custom of a bridegroom preparing a home for his bride, symbolizing the intimate relationship between Christ and the Church.I will come back This is a promise of Jesus' second coming, a central tenet of Christian eschatology. It reflects the hope and assurance of Christ's return to fulfill God's redemptive plan. This promise is consistent with Old Testament prophecies and New Testament affirmations, such as in <a href="/acts/1-11.htm">Acts 1:11</a> and <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16-17</a>, where the return of Christ is described as a future event that will bring about the consummation of the age.and welcome you into My presence The welcoming into His presence signifies the ultimate fellowship with Christ, a restoration of the relationship between God and humanity. This is reminiscent of the High Priest entering the Holy of Holies, symbolizing direct access to God. It also reflects the cultural practice of a host personally receiving guests, emphasizing the personal and relational nature of salvation.so that you also may be where I am This phrase underscores the purpose of Jesus' promise: eternal communion with Him. It aligns with the biblical theme of God dwelling with His people, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>. The assurance of being with Christ eternally is a source of comfort and hope for believers, reinforcing the idea of heaven as a place of eternal fellowship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing His disciples, offering them comfort and assurance about His departure and return. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' promise, representing all believers who follow Christ. 3. <a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a> Implied as the place Jesus is preparing for His followers, a place of eternal dwelling with God. 4. <a href="/topical/s/second_coming.htm">Second Coming</a> The event Jesus refers to when He promises to "come again" to receive His followers. 5. <a href="/topical/u/upper_room_discourse.htm">Upper Room Discourse</a> The setting of this teaching, where Jesus shares His final instructions and encouragements with His disciples before His crucifixion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/assurance_of_christ's_return.htm">Assurance of Christ's Return</a> Believers can have confidence in Jesus' promise to return, providing hope and motivation for faithful living. <a href="/topical/p/prepared_place.htm">Prepared Place</a> Jesus' preparation of a place for us signifies His love and commitment, encouraging us to live with an eternal perspective. <a href="/topical/i/intimacy_with_christ.htm">Intimacy with Christ</a> The promise of being with Jesus emphasizes the relational aspect of our faith, inviting us to deepen our relationship with Him now. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_trials.htm">Hope in Trials</a> Understanding that Jesus will come again offers comfort and strength during difficult times, reminding us of the ultimate victory and reunion with Him. <a href="/topical/a/active_waiting.htm">Active Waiting</a> While we await His return, we are called to live actively in faith, serving others and sharing the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 14</a> <a href="/q/is_there_a_heaven.htm">Is there a Heaven?</a> <a href="/q/j._dwight_pentecost's_key_contributions.htm">What are J. Dwight Pentecost's key biographical and theological contributions?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_messiah's_second_advent.htm">What is the Second Advent of the Messiah?</a> <a href="/q/will_you_come,_lord_jesus.htm">Will you come, Lord Jesus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) And if I go and prepare . . .--For the form of the expression, comp. Notes on <a href="/john/12-32.htm" title="And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to me.">John 12:32</a>, and <a href="/1_john/2-28.htm" title="And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.">1John 2:28</a>. It does not imply uncertainty, but expresses that the fact is in the region of the future, which is clear to Him, and will unfold itself to them.I will come again, and receive you unto myself.--This clause has been variously explained of the resurrection; of the death of individual disciples; of the spiritual presence of our Lord in the Church; of the coming again of the Lord in the Parousia of the last day, when all who believe in Him shall be received unto Himself. The difficulty has arisen from taking the words "I will come again," as necessarily referring to the same time as those which follow--"I will receive you unto Myself," whereas they are in the present tense, and should be literally rendered, I am coming again. They refer rather, as the same words refer when used in <a href="/john/14-18.htm" title="I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.">John 14:18</a>, to His constant spiritual presence in their midst; whereas the reception of them to Himself is to be understood of the complete union which will accompany that spiritual presence; a union which will be commenced in this life, advanced by the death of individuals, and completed in the final coming again. (Comp. <a href="/john/17-24.htm" title="Father, I will that they also, whom you have given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which you have given me: for you loved me before the foundation of the world.">John 17:24</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - And if I go and if I prepare a place for you - a simple condition, soon to be realized by the event - I come again; I am ever coming, as I am now about to explain to you, (1) in my resurrection (<a href="/john/16-16.htm">John 16:16, 17</a>); (2) in the bestowment of the Comforter (Vers. 17, 25, 26; <a href="/john/16-7.htm">John 16:7</a>, etc.); (3) in the intimate relations which, through the power of the Spirit (Vers. 18, 23), . . . <a href="/commentaries/john/14-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. if ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. I go πορευθῶ (poreuthō) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4198.htm">Strong's 4198: </a> To travel, journey, go, die. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. prepare ἑτοιμάσω (hetoimasō) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2090.htm">Strong's 2090: </a> To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare. a place τόπον (topon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5117.htm">Strong's 5117: </a> Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard. for you, ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. I will come ἔρχομαι (erchomai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. back πάλιν (palin) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3825.htm">Strong's 3825: </a> Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. welcome παραλήμψομαι (paralēmpsomai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3880.htm">Strong's 3880: </a> From para and lambano; to receive near, i.e. Associate with oneself; by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. into πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. My presence, ἐμαυτόν (emauton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1683.htm">Strong's 1683: </a> Genitive case compound of emou and autos; of myself so likewise the dative case emautoi em-ow-to', and accusative case emauton em-ow-ton'. so that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. you ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. also καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. may be ἦτε (ēte) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. where ὅπου (hopou) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3699.htm">Strong's 3699: </a> Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. am. εἰμὶ (eimi) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. 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