The Gospel of John Chapter 14, verses 1 - 19
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Listening Practice:

Watch the video clip again and fill in the missing words from the dropdown box:


1 "Do not be worried and . Believe in God and believe, also, in me.

2 There are many rooms in my Father ' s and I am going to prepare a place for you. I would not tell you this if it were not so.

3 And after I go and a place for you, I will come back and you to myself, so that you will be where I am.

4 You know the way that to the place where I am going."

5 "Lord, we do not know you are going so how can we know the way to get there?"

6 "I am the way the , and the life. No one goes to the Father except by me.

7 Now that you have known me, you will know my Father also. And from now on, you do him, and you have seen him."

8 "Lord show us the Father. That is all we ."

9 "For a long time, I have been with you all. Yet you do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has the Father. Why, then, do you say, 'Show us the Father'?

10 Do you not believe, Philip, that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I have to you do not come from me. The Father, who remains in me, does his own work.

11 me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. If not, believe because of the things I do.

12 I am telling you the truth. Those who believe in me will do what I do. Yes, they will do even things because I am going to the Father.

13 And I will do whatever you for in my name so that the Father's glory will be shown through the Son.

14 If you ask me for anything in my name I will do it.

15 If you love me, you will my commandments.

16 I will ask the Father, and he will give you another who will stay with you forever.

17 He is the Spirit who the truth about God. The world cannot receive him, because it cannot see him or know him. But you know him, because he with you and is in you.

18 When I go, you will not be left all alone. I will come back to you.

19 In a little while, the world will see me no more but you will see me. And because I live, you also will .

True or False Questions: Write True or False before each statement. If the statement is false, make a correct statement.

  1. Jesus' disciples were n ever worried or upset.
  2. Jesus is talking about going back to heaven where God the Father is.
  3. There are many ways for people to go to God the Father.
  4. We can get to know God by getting to know Jesus.

Matching exercise: Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right:

  1. except
  2. remain
  3. reveal
  4. truth
  5. alone
  6. upset
  7. lead
  8. glory
  • a. to uncover something hidden
  • b. troubled, distressed
  • c. to be a route to
  • d. something correct, factual or proven
  • e. receiving great admiration
  • f. not including, excluding
  • g. by oneself, without anyone else
  • h. to stay after others are gone

Completion exercise: Complete these sentences with words from the exercise above: (Hint: you may need to change the form of the word.)

  1. He was by the bad news.
  2. You can trust her, for she always speaks the .
  3. Everyone was invited to the party me.
  4. He to guard the camp while others went to look for food.
  5. He his secrets to his friend.
  6. That road to the lake.
  7. The candidate accepted the of winning the Presidency.
  8. All his friends were busy, so he went to the movie .

Comprehension and discussion questions: Discuss these questions in your group or with a partner.

  1. What did Jesus say He was going to do in His Father's house?
  2. What did He promise He would do after that?
  3. How can a person come to God?
  4. What does Jesus say about Himself and God the Father?
  5. Why did Jesus do amazing things like heal blind people and even raise dead people back to life?
  6. Jesus is not on earth now, so how can we ask Him to do anything?
  7. How can a person show s/he loves God?
  8. Which words in this passage show that Jesus knew he would soon die and then rise from the dead?
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