Bible Strands
John 14:4
You know the way to the place where I am going.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to His disciples during the upper room discourse, immediately following His promise to prepare a place for them and return. He addresses their stated confusion about His departure and destination.
The words — οἴδατε (oidate) means "you know," and ὁδόν (hodon) means "way," establishing the verse's core assertion that the path to His destination is already understood. The text declares this knowledge before Thomas explicitly questions it in John 14:5.
The thread — Jesus’ movement from the Father and back to Him is recorded in John 16:28, where He states He will leave the world and go to the Father. The imagery of entering through Christ to find safety and provision parallels the gate and pasture metaphor in John 10:9.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to accept Christ’s declared direction rather than constructing an independent path to His destination. The text places the responsibility on the listener to align with His stated route before pursuing it.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
Cross-references
- John 10:9 I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
- John 16:28 I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”
- Luke 24:26 Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
- John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
- John 6:40 For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
- John 6:68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
- 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.
- John 13:3 Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
- 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?