John 14:4 — Community Reflections

JOHN 14:4 — KING JAMES VERSION 0

“And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.”

And you know the way to the place where I am going — the Johannine irony is sharp here: Jesus says the disciples know the way, yet the very next verse Peter will ask where Jesus is going; the disciples do not know, yet they know in a deeper sense through their abiding relationship with Jesus. The way is not a map but a person, not a route but a relationship; to know the way is to know Jesus, to follow him, to entrust oneself to his guidance. The disciples' knowledge is implicit in their faith, even if not yet explicit in their understanding.

Church Fathers on John 14:4

Our Lord consoles His disciples, who, as men, would be naturally alarmed and troubled at the idea of His death, by assuring them of His divinity: Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in Me; as if they must believe in Him, if they believed in God; which would not follow, unless Christ were God. you are in fear for this form of a servant; let not your heart be troubled; the form of God shall raise it up.
Augustine · 4th century

Faith, too, in Me, and in the Father that begat Me, is more powerful than anything that shall come upon you; and will prevail in spite of all difficulties. He shows His divinity at the same time by discerning their inward feelings: Let not your heart be troubled.
Chrysostom · 4th century

The many mansions agree w with the one penny, because, though one may rejoice more than another, yet all rejoice with one and the same joy, arising from the vision of their Maker.
Gregory the Great · 6th century

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