John 14:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 14:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 14:5 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 14:5 — KJV
“Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?”
— John 14:5 (KJV)
John 14:5 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 14:5
“When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;”
Shares key themes with John 14:5: lord, whither, goest
“In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.”
Shares key themes with John 14:5: lord, whither, goest
“Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.”
Shares key themes with John 14:5: saith, lord, can
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.”
Shares key themes with John 14:5: saith, lord, how
“And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.”
Shares key themes with John 14:5: lord, know, whither
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