John 14:22 (DRB)

Passage

Judas saith to him, not the Iscariot: Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not to the world?

Nearby Context

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

John 14:21 He that hath my commandments and keepeth them; he it is that loveth me. And he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father: and I will love him and will manifest myself to him.

John 14:22 Judas saith to him, not the Iscariot: Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not to the world?

John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him: If any one love me, he will keep my word. And my Father will love him and we will come to him and will make our abode with him.

John 14:24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my words. And the word which you have heard is not mine; but the Father's who sent me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "judas", "saith", "iscariot", "lord", "thou", "wilt", and "manifest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "judas", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "He that hath my commandments and keepeth..." into verse 23's "Jesus answered and said to him If...", so "world" and "judas" 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 "world" and "judas" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.