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Today's Readings
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Saturday, 19th October 2024 --- 9 Babah 1741
John 13 : 33 - 14 : 25
Chapter 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.
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34 | A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
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35 | By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."
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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."
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37 | Peter said to Him, "Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will lay down my life for Your sake."
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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.
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Chapter 14
1 | "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.
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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.
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3 | And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
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4 | And where I go you know, and the way you know."
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5 | Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?"
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6 | Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
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7 | "If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him."
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8 | Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us."
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9 | Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, "Show us the Father'?
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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 on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.
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11 | Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.
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12 | "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.
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13 | And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
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14 | If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
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15 | "If you love Me, keep My commandments.
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16 | And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever--
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17 | the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
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18 | I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
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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.
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20 | At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.
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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."
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22 | Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, "Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?"
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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.
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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.
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25 | "These things I have spoken to you while being present with you.
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Acknowledgement
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