John 14:5 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Thomas spoke up and said, 'Lord, we don't even know where you're going, so how are we supposed to know how to get there?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes you have to admit you're completely lost before you can find your way.

📚 Historical Context

In the Gospel of John, this verse occurs during the Last Supper, a pivotal moment just before Jesus' arrest and crucifixion in first-century Jerusalem. Thomas, one of Jesus' closest disciples, expresses genuine confusion about Jesus' earlier statements regarding his departure to the Father, highlighting the disciples' overall bewilderment amid the tension of impending events. This reflects the human struggle with divine mysteries in a time when Jesus was preparing his followers for his death, resurrection, and the coming of the Holy Spirit.

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So the other disciples were like, 'Thomas, we saw Jesus, he's alive!' But Thomas wasn't having it. He said, 'Look, I need to see those nail marks in his hands myself. I need to actually touch them, and put my hand where the spear went into his side. Until I can do that, I'm not believing any of this.'

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But Thomas (one of the twelve disciples, also called Didymus) wasn't there when Jesus showed up.

John 20:28

Thomas looked at Jesus and said, 'You're my Lord and my God.'

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