NOTES for Joh 14:7-14
7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. |
8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. |
9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? |
10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. |
11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. |
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. |
13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. |
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The eleventh verse from today's Gospel is one of the most important in our life. The Lord calls us to believe Him, to believe His words that He abides in the Father and the Father in Him. At the same time, He knows that at times no words are enough for us to believe... Then He speaks of His works, calling us to believe Him because of the works.
And here the wondrous wisdom and mercy of God are opened before us: Jesus offers us the road of "faith," helping us enter it, if not immediately through faith in His words, then through contemplation of what He does. And if God speaks this way, that is enough for us to believe in Him, and therefore enough for our salvation (see John 5:24).
Readings for 2 May 2026
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