John 14:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 14:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 14:28 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 14:28 — KJV
“Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.”
— John 14:28 (KJV)
John 14:28 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 14:28
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with John 14:28: how, again, because
“And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. multitude: Heb. fulness”
Shares key themes with John 14:28: come, father, greater
“But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with John 14:28: loved, would, because
“If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.”
Shares key themes with John 14:28: again, would, because
“Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.”
Shares key themes with John 14:28: how, because, father
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