THE PASSOVER CEREMONY
1.
Bread 2.
Wine 3.
Foot Washing The Passover
service is among
many things a time to remember that Christ died for
us. Christ said ……… do
this in remembrance of Me.” The Passover
ceremony is kept
very seriously, and church members must come together.
No eating of food or
partying is to happen. The following verse shows just
how important the
ceremony is. This ceremony has to do with eternal
life. 1Co 11:29 For he who
eats and drinks unworthily eats
and drinks condemnation to himself, not discerning
the Lord’s body. The Passover
is a memorial
service; it is kept in remembrance of Jesus Christ’s
sacrifice. By keeping the
Passover: we show Jesus Christ’s cruel death. 1Co 11:23 For I
received from the Lord that which I
also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the
same night in which He was
betrayed took bread; 1Co 11:24 and when
He had given thanks, He broke it and
said, “Take, eat; this is
My body which is broken for
you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 1Co 11:25 In the
same manner He also took the cup after
supper, saying, “This cup
is the new covenant in My
blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in
remembrance of Me.” 1Co 11:26 For as
often as you eat this bread and drink
this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He
comes. It is also
the time we
remember that God brought the Israelites out of Egypt
this must be remembered
forever. Exo 12:42 It is a
night of solemn observance to the
LORD for bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
This is that night of the
LORD, a solemn observance for all the children of
Israel throughout their
generations. Jesus took
the Passover with
His disciples one day early, as He had to die on the
Passover day, at the time
when the Passover lambs would be killed. Jesus was the
Passover Lamb. Notice that
the Jews were yet
to take the Passover on the 14th, the day of the death
of Christ. The Jews were
going to take the Passover that night, after sunset as
God had ordained it
forever. Jesus had to take it one day early, because
He would be dead the next
night. He was the Passover Lamb, He had to take it
early. Joh 18:28 Then they
led Jesus from Caiaphas to the
Praetorium, and it was early morning. But they
themselves did not go into the
Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that
they might eat the Passover. Joh 19:42 So there
they laid Jesus, because of the
Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby. The 14th of
Nisan is the
Passover day it is also the preparation day, on this
day we prepare for the
Passover service. We make everything ready for this
all important service. We
take the Passover service after sunset at the start of
the 15th which is the
first day of Unleavened Bread. When we take
the Passover
service, we eat unleavened bread, we do not go back to
eating leavened bread
after the Passover service, because at the service it
is the start of
Unleavened Bread, it is the 1st Day of Unleavened
Bread. Exo 12:18 In the
first month, on the fourteenth day of
the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened
bread, until the twenty-first
day of the month at evening. Deu 16:6 but at the
place where the LORD your God
chooses to make His name abide, there you shall
sacrifice the Passover at
twilight, at the going down of the sun, at the time
you came out of Egypt. Jesus Christ
is the Son of
God from the beginning. He loved righteousness, and
lived in glory with His
heavenly Father; Jesus had glory with the Father, He
did not have ‘all power’
at that time. God the Father used Jesus to do the
creating. Jesus agreed to
divest Himself of His divinity, and be born as a
human, so He could live a
sinless life, and pay the penalty for the sins of
mankind. Christ was
betrayed by Judas
Iscariot, and also Christ’s own brother betrayed Him.
Jesus was not aware that
His brother would betray Him. Imagine the
time coming up to
the death of Christ: He knew He would be betrayed by
Iscariot. Christ knew full
well what He was in for. The following verse shows He
was well aware of the
terrible beating, double crucifixion, and painful
death. Luk 22:42 saying, “Father, if
it is Your will, take this cup away from Me;
nevertheless not My will, but
Yours, be done.” On top of
the betrayal that
He knew about; Christ was also betrayed unexpectedly
by His own brother. Mat 26:50 But Jesus
said to him, “Friend, why
have you come?” Then they came and laid
hands on Jesus and took Him. EATING
OF
THE BREAD The bread is
to be blessed
and broken. Mar 14:22 And as
they ate, Jesus took a loaf and
blessed and broke it, and He gave to them and said,
“Take,
eat; this is My body.” Joh 6:47 Most assuredly, I say
to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting
life. Joh 6:48 I am the bread of
life. Joh 6:49 Your fathers ate the
manna in the wilderness, and are dead. Joh 6:50 This is the bread
which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of
it and not die. Joh 6:51 I am the living bread
which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of
this bread, he will live
forever; and the bread that I shall give is My
flesh, which I shall give for
the life of the world.” Joh 6:52 The Jews
therefore quarreled among
themselves, saying, “How can this Man give us His
flesh to eat?” Joh 6:53 Then Jesus
said to them, “Most
assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh
of
the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no
life in you. Joh 6:54 Whoever eats My flesh
and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will
raise him up at the last day. Joh 6:55 For My flesh is food
indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. Joh 6:56 He who eats My flesh
and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. Joh 6:57 As the living Father
sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he
who feeds on Me will live
because of Me. Joh 6:58 This is the bread
which came down from heaven—not as your fathers
ate the manna, and are dead. He
who eats this bread will live forever.” Eating the
physical bread
from Heaven did not give the Israelites eternal life:
The manna is a symbol of
the bread we eat when we have the earnest of the
Spirit. This is food from God.
Eating the spiritual bread from Heaven; means living
our life as Jesus Christ
lived on earth. By correctly eating the body of
Christ: means we have eternal
life inherent. Joh 6:57 As the living Father
sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he
who feeds on Me will live
because of Me. Joh 6:58 This is the bread
which came down from heaven—not as your fathers
ate the manna, and are dead. He
who eats this bread will live forever.” Eating the
symbols of
Christ’s Body is showing God that we are prepared to
live our lives as Christ
lived His. Christ lived His life by the Father. 1Co 11:23 For I
received from the Lord that which I
also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the
same night in which He was
betrayed took bread; 1Co 11:24 and when
He had given thanks, He broke it and
said, “Take, eat; this is
My body which is broken for
you; do this in remembrance of Me.” Look at the
transgressions,
which are covered by the terrible beating, which
Christ received, before being
put to death. Isa 53:4 Surely He
has borne our griefs And carried
our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten
by God, and afflicted. Isa 53:5 But He was
wounded for our transgressions, {rebellion
against
true worship} He was bruised for our iniquities; {perversities,
and
immorality} The chastisement {correction}
for our peace was upon
Him, And by His stripes we are healed. {physical
healing} Godly peace
is available
because of the sacrifice of Christ. Joh 14:27 Peace I leave with
you, My peace I give to you; not as the world
gives do I give to you. Let not
your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Christ died
for our physical
healing, and to receive that healing we must keep the
Passover correctly. 1Co 11:26 For as
often as you eat this bread and drink
this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He
comes. 1Co 11:27 Therefore
whoever eats this bread or drinks
this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be
guilty of the body and blood
of the Lord. 1Co 11:28 But let a
man examine himself, and so let him
eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 1Co 11:29 For he who
eats and drinks in an unworthy
manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not
discerning the Lord’s body. 1Co 11:30 For this
reason many are weak and sick among
you, and many sleep. We can be
cured from every
sin, both spiritual and physical, because of the
sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Isa 53:6 All we
like sheep have gone astray; We have
turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has
laid on Him the iniquity of
us all. Isa 53:7 He was
oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He
opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the
slaughter, And as a sheep
before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His
mouth. Jesus died
for our sins. Isa 53:8 He was
taken from prison and from judgment,
And who will declare His generation? For He was cut
off from the land of the
living; For the transgressions of My people He was
stricken. The pain,
and suffering, that
Christ went through before His death, is beyond
imagination. He was scourged
[cruelly flogged] all His bones were out of joint. He
was crucified, which is
nailed on the cross; He was brought down from the
cross, then crucified again a
few hours later. Psa 22:14 I am
poured out like water, And all My bones
are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It has
melted within Me. Psa 22:15 My
strength is dried up like a potsherd, And
My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to
the dust of death. Psa 22:16 For dogs
have surrounded Me; The congregation
of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands
and My feet; Psa 22:17 I can
count all My bones. They look and stare
at Me. Psa 22:18 They
divide My garments among them, And for
My clothing they cast lots. Christ’s
crucifixion and
death paid the penalty for our sins. The second
crucifixion had to occur so
people who blaspheme the spirit will be cast into the
lake of fire. This is
also because of the great love that God and Christ
have for mankind. Heb 6:4 For it is
impossible for those who were once
enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and
have become partakers of
the Holy Spirit, Heb 6:5 and have
tasted the good word of God and the
powers of the age to come, Heb 6:6 if they
fall away, to renew them again to
repentance, since they crucify again for themselves
the Son of God, and put Him
to an open shame. Godly peace
is available
because of the sacrifice of Christ. Joh 14:27 Peace I leave with
you, My peace I give to you; not as the world
gives do I give to you. Let not
your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. God the
Father has a plan for
mankind to be saved. That plan included His Son being
flogged, crucified twice:
then put to death to atone for our sins. Joh 3:16 For God so loved the
world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should
not perish but have everlasting life. Christ
voluntarily laid down
His life. Joh 10:15 As the Father knows
Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My
life for the sheep. Joh 10:18 No one takes it from
Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to
lay it down, and I have power
to take it again. This command I have received
from My Father.” Eating the
symbolic body of
Christ is part of the Passover. It has been part of
the Passover ceremony when
we had the earnest of the Spirit, and it is a
necessary part of the complete
Passover. Mat 26:26 And as
they were eating, Jesus took bread,
blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples
and said, “Take, eat; this
is My body.” Luk 22:19 And He
took bread, gave thanks and broke it,
and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is
given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” Say a prayer
of thanks. EAT
THE
BREAD DRINKING
OF
THE WINE Christ gave
thanks for the
wine. Mar 14:23 Then He
took the cup, and when He had given
thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from
it. Luk 22:20 Likewise
He also took the cup after supper,
saying, “This cup is the
new covenant in My blood,
which is shed for you. 1Co 11:25 In the
same manner He also took the cup after
supper, saying, “This cup
is the new covenant in My
blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in
remembrance of Me.” 1Co 11:26 For as
often as you eat this bread and drink
this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He
comes. Mat 26:28 For this is My blood
of the new covenant, which is shed for many for
the remission of sins. Heb 9:16 For where
there is a testament, there must
also of necessity be the death of the testator. Christ’s
death ratified the
new covenant. Heb 10:16 “THIS IS
THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH
THEM AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD: I WILL PUT MY
LAWS INTO THEIR HEARTS, AND
IN THEIR MINDS I WILL WRITE THEM,” Heb 9:28 so Christ
was offered once to bear the sins
of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will
appear a second time, apart
from sin, for salvation. Eph 1:7 In Him we
have redemption through His blood,
the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of
His grace 1Jn 1:5 This is
the message which we have heard from
Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him
is no darkness at all. 1Jn 1:6 If we say
that we have fellowship with Him,
and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the
truth. 1Jn 1:7 But if we
walk in the light as He is in the
light, we have fellowship with one another, and the
blood of Jesus Christ His
Son cleanses us from all sin. Jesus
Christ’s blood wipes
away our sins if we live our life as Christ lived His. Now we come
to the drinking
of the wine. Mar 14:23 Then He
took the cup, and when He had given
thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from
it. Mar 14:24 And He
said to them, “This
is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for
many. Mar 14:25 Assuredly, I say to
you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the
vine until that day when I
drink it new in the kingdom of God.” Say a prayer
of thanks. DRINK
THE
WINE After
drinking the wine
Christ and the disciples continued to talk at the
table. Luk 22:29 And I bestow upon you
a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me, Luk 22:30 that you may eat and
drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on
thrones judging the twelve tribes
of Israel.” Luk 22:31 And the
Lord said, “Simon,
Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he
may sift you as wheat. Luk 22:32 But I have prayed for
you, that your faith should not fail; and when you
have returned to Me,
strengthen your brethren.” Luk 22:33 But he
said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go
with You, both to prison and to death.” Luk 22:34 Then He
said, “I tell
you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day
before you will deny three
times that you know Me.” Luk 22:35 And He
said to them, “When
I sent you without money bag, knapsack, and
sandals, did you lack anything?” So
they said, “Nothing.” Luk 22:36 Then He
said to them, “But now, he who has a money bag, let him
take it, and likewise a
knapsack; and he who has no sword, let him sell
his garment and buy one. Luk 22:37 For I say to you that
this which is written must still be accomplished
in Me: ‘AND HE WAS NUMBERED
WITH THE TRANSGRESSORS.’ For the things concerning
Me have an end.” Luk 22:38 So they
said, “Lord, look, here are two
swords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.” We have
examined ourselves
before this Passover. We must judge ourselves against
God’s word and correct
ourselves. Daniel was much loved by God. He chastened
himself. Dan 10:12 Then he
said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for
from the first day that you set your heart to
understand, and to humble
yourself before your God, your words were heard; and
I have come because of
your words. 1Co 11:28 But let a
man examine himself, and so let him
eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 1Co 11:29 For he who
eats and drinks in an unworthy
manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not
discerning the Lord’s body. 1Co 11:30 For this
reason many are weak and sick among
you, and many sleep. 1Co 11:31 For if we
would judge ourselves, we would not
be judged. Christ’s
suffering atoned for
our rebellion against God, our immorality, our lack of
peace. He also died for
our healing spiritually and physically. Christ has
atoned for the iniquity of
us all. By keeping
this Passover we
accept Christ’s death for all mankind, we acknowledge
the great love of the
Father who gave His Son to pay the penalty for the
sins of mankind. Heb 12:2 looking
unto Jesus, the author and finisher
of our faith, who for the joy that was set before
Him endured the cross,
despising the shame, and has sat down at the right
hand of the throne of God. Christ died
a cruel,
undeserved death; that we may live forever. When Christ
was on the cross
He cried to His Father. The ninth hour is
approximately 3pm so this was very
shortly before He died. Mat 27:46 And about
the ninth hour Jesus cried out with
a loud voice, saying, “Eli,
Eli, lama sabachthani?” that
is, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY
HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?” Christ had
to bear the sins
of mankind by Himself, therefore, the Father had to
allow Him to do this on His
own, for a brief period. Heb 1:3 who being
the brightness of His glory and the
express image of His person, and upholding all
things by the word of His power,
when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at
the right hand of the
Majesty on high, When Christ
was betrayed: His
first action was to ensure the safety of the
disciples. Joh 18:7 Then He
asked them again, “Whom are
you seeking?” And they said, “Jesus of
Nazareth.” Joh 18:8 Jesus
answered, “I
have told you that I am He. Therefore, if you seek
Me, let these go their way,” Joh 18:9 that the
saying might be fulfilled which He
spoke, “Of those whom You
gave Me I have lost none.” On His way
to the first
crucifixion Christ worried about humanity. Luk 23:27 And a
great multitude of the people followed
Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him. Luk 23:28 But Jesus,
turning to them, said, “Daughters
of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for
yourselves and for your children. Luk 23:29 For indeed the days
are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are
the barren, wombs that never
bore, and breasts which never nursed!’ Luk 23:30 Then they will begin
‘TO SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, “FALL ON US!” AND TO THE
HILLS, “COVER US!” ’ Luk 23:31 For if they do these
things in the green wood, what will be done in the
dry?” When Christ
was close to a
cruel death: His thoughts were for His mother. Joh 19:26 When Jesus
therefore saw His mother, and the
disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His
mother, “Woman, behold your
son!” Joh 19:27 Then He
said to the disciple, “Behold
your mother!” And from that hour that
disciple
took her to his own home. All humanity
has sinned, and
earned eternal death. Jesus Christ paid the penalty
for our sins, and because
of that; all humanity may have eternal life, if they
are willing to live as
Christ lived. We can go from eternal death to eternal
life. Christ also died
for those who have been given eternal life, and
blasphemed it. Christ carried
the cross for those who refuse to carry it. These
people can now go from
eternal life to eternal death. Prior to
this terrible,
double betrayal; Christ had instigated the foot
washing, along with the new
symbols of His body. Joh 13:3 Jesus,
knowing that the Father had given all
things into His hands, and that He had come from God
and was going to God, Joh 13:4 rose from
supper and laid aside His garments,
took a towel and girded Himself. Joh 13:5 After
that, He poured water into a basin and
began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them
with the towel with which
He was girded. Joh 13:6 Then He
came to Simon Peter. And Peter said
to Him, “Lord, are You washing my feet?” Joh 13:7 Jesus
answered and said to him, “What
I am doing you do not understand now, but you will
know
after this.” Washing each
others feet is a
sign of humility, and being ready to take the
Passover, but the following
verses show that this ceremony is far more than
washing physical dirt off. In
the days of the Bible, it was a servant’s duty to wash
the feet of guests as
they came into the house, in those days, people walked
a lot on dusty roads and
so their feet needed to be washed upon entering the
house. But for the Passover
service, this washing of feet was a show of humility
and willingness to be a
servant. Joh 13:8 Peter said
to Him, “You shall never wash my
feet!” Jesus answered him, “If
I do not wash you, you
have no part with Me.” Joh 13:9 Simon
Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet
only, but also my hands and my head!” Joh 13:10 Jesus said
to him, “He
who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is
completely clean; and you are
clean, but not all of you.” Notice that
Judas Iscariot is
unclean because of his evil intentions, not because of
having dirty feet. Joh 13:11 For He
knew who would betray Him; therefore
He said, “You are not all
clean.” Foot washing
stops people
from elevating themselves, and brings humility and
blessings. Joh 13:12 So when He
had washed their feet, taken His
garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you
know what I have done to you? Joh 13:13 You call Me Teacher
and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. Joh 13:14 If I then, your Lord
and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought
to wash one another’s feet. Joh 13:15 For I have given you
an example, that you should do as I have done to
you. Joh 13:16 Most assuredly, I say
to you, a servant is not greater than his master;
nor is he who is sent greater
than he who sent him. Joh 13:17 If you know these
things, blessed are you if you do them. Judas
Iscariot was unclean. Joh 13:18 “I do not speak
concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen;
but that the Scripture may be
fulfilled, ‘HE WHO EATS BREAD WITH ME HAS LIFTED
UP HIS HEEL AGAINST ME.’ Christ had
the beautiful
attitude of a humble servant. Luk 22:27 For who is greater,
he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it
not he who sits at the table?
Yet I am among you as the One who serves. We wash each
other’s feet as
a sign of humility; we must have the correct attitude.
We need to have the
attitude of a servant. This shows God that we are in
the right attitude to eat
the Passover symbols. Notice the spiritual meaning of
washing. Psa 51:2 Wash me
thoroughly from my iniquity, And
cleanse me from my sin. Psa 51:7 Purge me
with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Eph 5:26 that He
might sanctify and cleanse her with
the washing of water by the word, Eph 5:27 that He
might present her to Himself a
glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any
such thing, but that she
should be holy and without blemish. We have to
be washed by
baptism and washed by God’s word. So that we can be
presented to God without
spot and blemish. Being washed by the word of God is
an ongoing part of our
lives. God’s word will wash away our sins if we let
it, so there is tremendous
physical, and spiritual meaning to foot washing. WASH
EACH
OTHERS FEET Joh 13:12 So when He
had washed their feet, taken His
garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you
know what I have done to you? Joh 13:13 You call Me Teacher
and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. Joh 13:14 If I then, your Lord
and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought
to wash one another’s feet. Joh 13:15 For I have given you
an example, that you should do as I have done to
you. Joh 13:16 Most assuredly, I say
to you, a servant is not greater than his master;
nor is he who is sent greater
than he who sent him. Joh 13:17 If you know these
things, blessed are you if you do them. Joh 13:18 “I do not speak
concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen;
but that the Scripture may be
fulfilled, ‘HE WHO EATS BREAD WITH ME HAS LIFTED
UP HIS HEEL AGAINST ME.’ Joh 13:19 Now I tell you before
it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may
believe that I am He. Joh 13:20 Most assuredly, I say
to you, he who receives whomever I send receives
Me; and he who receives Me
receives Him who sent Me.” Joh 13:21 When Jesus
had said these things, He was
troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Most
assuredly, I say to you, one
of you will betray Me.” Joh 13:22 Then the
disciples looked at one another,
perplexed about whom He spoke. Joh 13:23 Now there
was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of
His disciples, whom Jesus loved. Joh 13:24 Simon
Peter therefore motioned to him to ask
who it was of whom He spoke. Joh 13:25 Then,
leaning back on Jesus’ breast, he said
to Him, “Lord, who is it?” Joh 13:26 Jesus
answered, “It
is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I
have dipped it.” And
having dipped the bread, He gave it to Judas
Iscariot, the son of Simon. Joh 13:27 Now after
the piece of bread, Satan entered
him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.” Joh 13:28 But no one
at the table knew for what reason
He said this to him. Joh 13:29 For some
thought, because Judas had the money
box, that Jesus had said to him, “Buy those things
we need for the feast,” or
that he should give something to the poor. Joh 13:30 Having
received the piece of bread, he then
went out immediately. And it was night. Joh 13:31 So, when
he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is
glorified, and God is glorified in
Him. Joh 13:32 If God is glorified
in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and
glorify Him immediately. Joh 13:33 Little children, I
shall be with you a little while longer. You will
seek Me; and as I said to the
Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ so now
I say to you. Joh 13:34 A new commandment I
give to you, that you love one another; as I have
loved you, that you also love
one another. Joh 13:35 By this all will know
that you are My disciples, if you have love for
one another.” Joh 13:36 Simon
Peter said to Him, “Lord, where are You
going?” Jesus answered him, “Where
I am going you
cannot follow Me now, but you shall follow Me
afterward.” Joh 13:37 Peter said
to Him, “Lord, why can I not
follow You now? I will lay down my life for Your
sake.” Joh 13:38 Jesus
answered him, “Will
you lay down your life for My sake? Most
assuredly, I say to you, the rooster
shall not crow till you have denied Me three
times. Joh 14:1 Let not your heart be
troubled. You believe in God, believe also in Me. Joh 14:2 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. Joh 14:3 And if I go and
prepare a place for you, I will come again and
receive you to Myself, so that
where I am, you may be also. Joh 14:4 And where I go you
know, and the way you know. Joh 14:5 Thomas
said to Him, Lord, we do not know
where You go, and how can we know the way? Joh 14:6 Jesus said
to him, I
am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes
to the Father but by Me. Joh 14:7 If you had known Me,
you would have known My Father also. And from now
on you know Him and have seen
Him. Joh 14:8 Philip
said to Him, Lord, show us the Father,
and it is enough for us. Joh 14:9 Jesus said
to him, Have
I been with you such a long time and yet you have
not known Me, Philip? He who
has seen Me has seen the Father. And how do you
say, Show us the Father? Joh 14:10 Do you not believe
that I am in the Father and the Father in Me? The
Words that I speak to you I
do not speak of Myself, but the Father who dwells
in Me, He does the works. Joh 14:11 Believe Me that I am
in the Father and the Father in Me, or else
believe Me for the very works
themselves. Joh 14:12 Truly, truly, I say
to you, He who believes on Me, the works that I do
he shall do also, and
greater works than these he shall do, because I go
to My Father. Joh 14:13 And whatever you may
ask in My name, that I will do, so that the Father
may be glorified in the Son. Joh 14:14 If you ask anything
in My name, I will do it. Joh 14:15 If you love Me, keep
My commandments. Joh 14:16 And I will pray the
Father, and He shall give you another Comforter,
so that He may be with you
forever, Joh 14:17 the Spirit of Truth,
whom the world cannot receive because it does not
see Him nor know Him. But you
know Him, for He dwells with you and shall be in
you. Joh 14:18 I will not leave you
orphans; I will come to you. Joh 14:19 “A little while
longer and the world will see Me no more, but you
will see Me. Because I live,
you will live also. Joh 14:20 At that day you will
know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I
in you. Joh 14:21 He who has My
commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves
Me. And he who loves Me will be
loved by My Father, and I will love him and
manifest Myself to him.” Joh 14:22 Judas (not
Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how
is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not
to the world?” Joh 14:23 Jesus
answered and said to him, “If
anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My
Father will
love him, and We will come to him and make Our
home with him. Joh 14:24 He who does not love
Me does not keep My words; and the word which you
hear is not Mine but the
Father’s who sent Me. Joh 14:25 “These things I have
spoken to you while being present with you. Joh 14:26 But the Helper, the
Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name,
He will teach you all
things, and bring to your remembrance all things
that I said to you. Joh 14:27 Peace I leave with
you, My peace I give to you; not as the world
gives do I give to you. Let not
your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Joh 14:28 You have heard Me say
to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’
If you loved Me, you would
rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the
Father,’ for My Father is greater
than I. Joh 14:29 “And now I have told
you before it comes, that when it does come to
pass, you may believe. Joh 14:30 I will no longer talk
much with you, for the ruler of this world is
coming, and he has nothing in Me. Joh 14:31 But that the world
may know that I love the Father, and as the Father
gave Me commandment, so I
do. Arise, let us go from here. After the
Passover service
they sang a hymn. Mat 26:30 And when
they had sung a hymn, they went out
to the Mount of Olives. |