John 14:3 - In My Father's House are Many Rooms (2024)

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New International Version
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.New Living Translation
When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.English Standard Version
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.Berean Standard Bible
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.Berean Literal Bible
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.King James Bible
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.New King James Version
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.New American Standard Bible
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.NASB 1995
“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.NASB 1977
“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.Legacy Standard Bible
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.Amplified Bible
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.Christian Standard Bible
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.Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.American Standard Version
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.Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“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.”Contemporary English Version
After I have done this, I will come back and take you with me. Then we will be together. Douay-Rheims Bible
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. English Revised Version
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.GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.Good News Translation
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. International Standard Version
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. Literal Standard Version
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;Majority Standard Bible
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.New American Bible
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.NET Bible
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.New Revised Standard Version
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.New Heart English Bible
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.Webster's Bible Translation
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.Weymouth New Testament
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.World English Bible
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. Young's Literal Translation
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;Additional Translations ...

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(3) And if I go and prepare . . .--For the form of the expression, comp. Notes on John 12:32, and 1John 2:28. 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 John 14:18, 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. John 17:24.)

Pulpit Commentary

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 (John 16:16, 17);

(2) in the bestowment of the Comforter (Vers. 17, 25, 26; John 16:7, etc.);

(3) in the intimate relations which, through the power of the Spirit (Vers. 18, 23), . . . Parallel Commentaries ...

Greek

And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

if
ἐὰν (ean)
Conjunction
Strong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

I go
πορευθῶ (poreuthō)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 4198: To travel, journey, go, die.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

prepare
ἑτοιμάσω (hetoimasō)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2090: To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare.

a place
τόπον (topon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5117: 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
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

I will come
ἔρχομαι (erchomai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2064: To come, go.

back
πάλιν (palin)
Adverb
Strong's 3825: Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

welcome
παραλήμψομαι (paralēmpsomai)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 3880: 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
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

into
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: 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
Strong's 1683: 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
Strong's 2443: 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
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

also
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

may be
ἦτε (ēte)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

where
ὅπου (hopou)
Adverb
Strong's 3699: 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
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

am.
εἰμὶ (eimi)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

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John 14:3 - In My Father's House are Many Rooms (2024)

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Christ's meaning here is more likely a reassurance that in the family of God is room for all of them, more so than a promise for a fancy house. That's more in keeping with Jesus' later comment in this verse that He's preparing "a place" using a very generic Greek term, topon.

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“I will come again.” John 14:3 is clear that Jesus will receive people when he comes again, not when they die. Jesus does not say that he will welcome people into heaven when they die. He said he would come back—his Second Coming—and receive believers to himself.

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Where in the Bible does it say there are many rooms in my house? ›

John 14:1-3 New Century Version (NCV)

Jesus said, “Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father's house; I would not tell you this if it were not true. I am going there to prepare a place for you.

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Father's house in the Old Testament is. (1) a dwelling, the family home (Genesis 12:1; 31:14,30; 38:11; 1 Samuel 18:2); (2) a family or household (Genesis 41:51; 46:31; Exodus 12:3, the Revised Version (British and American) "fathers' houses");

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Christ reassures His followers that faith in Him is faith in God. To know Christ is to know ''the way, and the truth, and the life'' (John 14:6). The words, actions, and miracles of Jesus should give Christians confidence to trust that He will make good on His promises.

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