John 14:22 (GNV)

Passage

Iudas sayd vnto him (not Iscariot) Lord, what is the cause that thou wilt shewe thy selfe vnto vs, and not vnto the world?

Nearby Context

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

John 14:21 He that hath my commandements, and keepeth them, is he that loueth me: and he that loueth me, shall be loued of my Father: and I will loue him, and wil shewe mine owne selfe to him.

John 14:22 Iudas sayd vnto him (not Iscariot) Lord, what is the cause that thou wilt shewe thy selfe vnto vs, and not vnto the world?

John 14:23 Iesus answered, and sayd vnto him, If any man loue me, he will keepe my worde, and my Father will loue him, and we wil come vnto him, and wil dwell with him.

John 14:24 He that loueth me not, keepeth not my wordes, and the worde which ye heare, is not mine, but the Fathers which sent me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "iudas", "sayd", "vnto", "iscariot", "lord", "cause", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "iudas", 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 commandements and keepeth..." into verse 23's "Iesus answered and sayd vnto him If...", so "world" and "iudas" 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 "iudas" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.