John 14:18 (DBY)

Passage

I will not leave you orphans, I am coming to you.

Nearby Context

John 14:16 And I will beg the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,

John 14:17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see him nor know him; but ye know him, for he abides with you, and shall be in you.

John 14:18 I will not leave you orphans, I am coming to you.

John 14:19 Yet a little and the world sees me no longer; but ye see me; because I live ye also shall live.

John 14:20 In that day ye shall know that I [am] in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "leave", "orphans", and "coming". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "leave" and "orphans", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "the Spirit of truth whom the world..." into verse 19's "Yet a little and the world sees...", so "leave" and "orphans" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "leave" and "orphans" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.