John 14:3

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 Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses His disciples in the upper room, following His statement that He is going to the Father’s house to prepare a dwelling for them.

The words — The Greek ἑτοιμάσω (hetoimasō) and τόπον (topon) literally mean “I shall prepare” and “a place.”

The thread — The promise of a return aligns with the Lord’s descent in 1 Thessalonians 4:16, while the immediate context in John 14:2-4 establishes the Father’s house as the destination.

Why it lands — The text requires readers to fix their hope on Christ’s promised return and the certainty of His prepared dwelling, rather than relying on human knowledge of the path.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

1 Thessalonians 4:16 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.
John 12:26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
2 Timothy 2:12 if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
Acts 1:11 “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.”
Hebrews 9:28 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.
John 14:18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
John 14:28 You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.
John 17:24 Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
Romans 8:17 And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
2 Corinthians 5:6 Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.