John 14 Bible Study Questions

John 14:1-5 Bible Study Questions

Why would their "hearts be troubled" (John 14:1)?

By saying, "You believe in God, believe also in Me" (John 14:1), is Jesus saying that He isn't God?

Why does Jesus say that He will "go to prepare a place" (John 14:2) at His "Father's house"?

What is "the way" (John 14:4,5)?

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John 14:6 Bible Study Questions

Is it possible that the original Greek translated, "I am the way, the truth, and the life" in John 14:6 actually says, "I am a way, a truth, and a life"?

What about the latter half of John 14:6, which reads, "No one comes to the Father except through Me"?

What did Jesus mean by what He said as recorded in John 14:6?

Why is this the case?

What about all of the religions that claim there are other ways?

Why would so many religions do that?

Whom do we need to go through first to get to Jesus?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/johngospel/john14-way-truth-life.htm

John 14:7-11 Bible Study Questions

What is Jesus' answer to Philip's question: "Show us the Father"?

What else does Jesus say about His relationship with the Father?

What is Jesus claiming?

Are we sure He isn’t claiming to be a prophet?

Is He who He is by virtue of His claims?

What are the three theoretical possibilities of what He could be?

Can you think of a fourth possibility?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/johngospel/john14-show-us-the-father.htm

John 14:12-14 Bible Study Questions

What are the "these" in "greater works than these"?

Is Jesus really telling His disciples that they will do "greater" works than what He had done?

Did Jesus raise the dead?

Did the disciples raise the dead?

Did Jesus heal?

Did the disciples heal?

How many disciples did Jesus leave in Jerusalem after three years of ministry?

How many became disciples after Peter's first sermon in Jerusalem?

Did Jesus do any of His works in someone else's name?

In whose name and in whose delegated power did the disciples do 'their' works?

So to whom should all of the works be credited?

Then why did Jesus say the disciples will do "greater" works?

Does John 14:14 mean that Jesus will do "anything" we ask as long as we pray in His name?

What is its proper context of John 14:14?

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John 14:15-21 Bible Study Questions

How does Jesus want us to express our "love" (John 14:15) for Him?

What is the flipside of what He said in John 14:15?

Who is the "Spirit of truth" (John 14:17)?

When will God the Father "give" (John 14:16) the Spirit?

Where is the Holy Spirit today?

How long did Jesus mean by "a little while" (John 14:19)?

What will His resurrection prove to them?

What is Jesus describing in John 14:20-21?

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John 14:22 Bible Study Questions

Who is "Judas (not Iscariot)" (John 14:22)?

How do we know that he was also called Thaddaeus and Lebbaeus?

Why was the same man called by different names?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/johngospel/john14-judas.htm

John 14:23-26 Bible Study Questions

What does Jesus do with Judas' question in John 14:22: “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world”?

How serious is Jesus that His followers "keep My word" (John 14:23) and "commandments" (John 14:21)?

Is keeping His words and commandment what enables our salvation?

Why must we study the Bible?

What will the Holy Spirit do for the disciples?

What does that mean for the books of the Bible that they wrote down?

What will the Holy Spirit do for Christians today?

Where are the things that He said to us?

Should Christians who really want to know God attend seminary?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/johngospel/john14-keep-my-words.htm

John 14:27-31 (A) Bible Study Questions

Why does Jesus tell His disciples, "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you" (John 14:27)?

How is Jesus' peace different from worldly peace?

What does Jesus tell His disciples to do in John 14:28?

Who is the “ruler of this world” (John 14:30)?

Why did Jesus say that the ruler of this world has nothing in Him?

Are there any handles in you that the ruler of this world is gripping onto?

What would happen to that grip if you repent from those sins? 

Since the ruler of this world has no hold on Him, why will Jesus let Himself be taken by the mob that was "coming" (John 14:30) for Him?

How will Jesus paying the death penalty due for our sins impact the Father's heart?

Then why would Father command Jesus to pay it?

Why would Jesus obey the Father?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/johngospel/john14-peace-i-leave-with-you.htm

John 14:27-31 (B) Bible Study Questions

Why is the phrase "My Father is greater than I" in John 14:28 so controversial?

Did God the Son come into existence later than God the Father?

Did God the Father initiate the existence of or give rise to God the Son?

Are God the Father and God the Son two different Gods or of different substance?

Is God the Father more holy than God the Son?

Is God the Father due greater glory than God the Son?

Is God the Father due more honor than God the Son?

In what way is God the Father "greater" than God the Son?

Does God the Father being "greater" make God the Son 'lesser'?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/johngospel/john14-my-father-is-greater-than-i.htm