John 14:18 (GNV)

Passage

I will not leaue you fatherles: but I will come to you.

Nearby Context

John 14:16 And I wil pray the Father, and he shall giue you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for euer,

John 14:17 Euen the Spirit of trueth, whome the world can not receiue, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye knowe him: for he dwelleth with you, and shalbe in you.

John 14:18 I will not leaue you fatherles: but I will come to you.

John 14:19 Yet a litle while, and the world shall see me no more, but ye shall see me: because I liue, ye shall liue also.

John 14:20 At that day shall ye knowe that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "Euen the Spirit of trueth whome the..." into verse 19's "Yet a litle while and the world...", so "leaue" and "fatherles" 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 "leaue" and "fatherles" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.