John 14:2 (GNV)

Passage

In my Fathers house are many dwelling places: if it were not so, I would haue tolde you: I go to prepare a place for you.

Nearby Context

John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye beleeue in God, beleeue also in me.

John 14:2 In my Fathers house are many dwelling places: if it were not so, I would haue tolde you: I go to prepare a place for you.

John 14:3 And if I go to prepare a place for you, I wil come againe, and receiue you vnto my selfe, that where I am, there may ye be also.

John 14:4 And whither I go, ye know, and the way ye knowe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fathers", "house", "dwelling", "places", "haue", "tolde", and "prepare". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fathers" and "house", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Let not your heart be troubled ye..." into verse 3's "And if I go to prepare a...", so "fathers" and "house" 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 "fathers" and "house" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.