John 14:29 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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;

John 14:31 but that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father has commanded me, thus I do. Rise up, let us go hence.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "told", "before", "comes", "pass", "shall", and "believe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "told" and "before", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "Ye have heard that I have said..." into verse 30's "I will no longer speak much with...", so "told" and "before" 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 "told" and "before" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.