John 14:28 (DBY)

Passage

Ye have heard that I have said unto you, I go away and I am coming to you. If ye loved me ye would rejoice that I go to the Father, for [my] Father is greater than I.

Nearby Context

John 14:26 but the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, *he* shall teach you all things, and will bring to your remembrance all the things which I have said to you.

John 14:27 I leave peace with you; I give *my* peace to you: not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it fear.

John 14:28 Ye have heard that I have said unto you, I go away and I am coming to you. If ye loved me ye would rejoice that I go to the Father, for [my] Father is greater than I.

John 14:29 And now I have told you before it comes to pass, that when it shall have come to pass ye may believe.

John 14:30 I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world comes, and in me he has nothing;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heard", "said", "away", "coming", "loved", "rejoice", and "father". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heard" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "I leave peace with you I give..." into verse 29's "And now I have told you before...", so "heard" and "said" 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 "heard" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.